сбит OA-10 19-01-1991
0610 Z, Loss, Ras Al Mishab, IR-SAM
OV-10A, Bureau No. 155435, Side Number 11, VMO-2
Pilot: Lt. Col. Clifford M. Acree, POW
FAC/ALO: CWO-4 Guy L. Hunter, POW
At dawn on 19 January 1991, Acree and Hunter launched on a FAC mission into the Kuwait Theater of Operations (KTO). Call sign "Hostage" was from VMO-2, based at King Abdul Aziz airfield.
The aircrew proceeded to the same area where they had operated the previous day, controlling USMC AV-8B Harriers on air strikes against Iraqi artillery positions. Upon entering the area they located an Iraqi rocket unit and were awaiting the arrival of strike aircraft to take out the enemy position.
On a second reconnaissance pass of the area they were hit by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile that blew off one of the aircraft’s two engines. The explosion also set the aircraft on fire and wounded the two-crew members. CWO-4 Hunter was struck unconscious by missile shrapnel that shattered the canopy. Although also wounded in the explosion, Lt. Col. Acree remained alert and successfully ejected both aircrews from the stricken aircraft.
Both aviators landed in the middle of an Iraqi infantry division and were captured immediately. Lt. Col. Acree and CWO-4 Hunter were imprisoned for the duration of the war, and were released on the 5th of March. Both were turned over to the International Red Cross, and were subsequently flown to Bahrain for medical treatment aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy. They accompanied the rest of the American POWs home to Andrews AFB one week later.
0932 Z Loss KKMC IR-SAM
A-10A Serial No. 77-0197, 23rd TASS, 602nd TACW
Pilot: 1st Lt. Patrick B. Olson KIA
Nail six-nine was coving an allied ground attack with two other A-10 when a missile hit his aircraft. The second A-10 flight joined on him and observed that there where holes in the bottom of his fuselage, rudders where gouged, and fragmentation damage to the engines. Olson was flying in manual reversion and losing oil pressure to the right engine.
Coming into KKMC, it was established the aircraft had no elevator control. Instead of ejecting, Lt. Olson proceeded to land the aircraft. The aircraft hit short of the runway and the right main gear sheared off. The plane began sliding and turning sideways then the left wing started getting lift and aircraft got airborne again. The left wing kept getting lift and the plane rolled inverted and came back down erupting in an explosion. Lt. Olson was killed instantly.
Saudi says no F-15 was shot down in Yemen
Saudi Arabia clarified that none of its fighter aircraft was shot down over Yemen. Photos on the internet show a pylon with two AIM-9 missiles and an external fuel tank.
Саудовская говорит нет F-15 был сбит в Йемене
Саудовская Аравия уточнила, что ни один из ее самолетов-истребителей не был сбит над Йемен. Фотографии в Интернете показывают пилон с двумя AIM-9 ракет и внешнего топливного бака.
Saudi says no F-15 was shot down in Yemen
Saudi Arabia clarified that none of its fighter aircraft was shot down over Yemen. Photos on the internet show a pylon with two AIM-9 missiles and an external fuel tank.
Саудовская говорит нет F-15 был сбит в Йемене
Саудовская Аравия уточнила, что ни один из ее самолетов-истребителей не был сбит над Йемен. Фотографии в Интернете показывают пилон с двумя AIM-9 ракет и внешнего топливного бака.
Saudi (RSLFAF) AH-64 Apache attack helicopter reported 05AUG15 to be shot down by Yemeni SAM in the district of Harad, in the western Yemeni province of Hajjah.
Саудовская (RSAF) AH-64 Apache ударный вертолет сообщил 05AUG15 быть сбит йеменского SAM в районе Харада, в западной части йеменской провинции Хаджах.