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shuck

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 03:46

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Does anyone know the tail numbers of the two 354th TFW A-10A's flown by Capt Paul Johnson & Capt Randy Goff during the downed F-14 rescue mission in Desert Storm.

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 06:52

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Does anyone know the tail numbers of the two 354th TFW A-10A's flown by Capt Paul Johnson & Capt Randy Goff during the downed F-14 rescue mission in Desert Storm.

shuck
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PJs plane was the A-10 that currently resides in the USAF museum, 78-0681.

An interesting aside: During Desert Storm, why were a/c 79-181 and 77-197 buried in the desert at KKMC?

http://www.pats-world.com/gulfwar/abdr- ... 181-41.jpg
http://www.pats-world.com/gulfwar/abdr- ... 181-11.jpg
http://www.pats-world.com/gulfwar/abdr- ... 181-03.jpg

Some others:
http://www.pats-world.com/gulfwar/abdr-F4/0571-2.jpg
http://www.pats-world.com/gulfwar/abdr-F16/488-8.jpg
http://www.pats-world.com/gulfwar/abdr-F16/488-3.jpg

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 07:09

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>

PJs plane was the A-10 that currently resides in the USAF museum, 78-0681.

An interesting aside: During Desert Storm, why were a/c 79-181 and 77-197 buried in the desert at KKMC?

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Thanks Type 7

79-0181 was reported dumped in Rosamond CA back in October 1997

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Hogpen13

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 07:40

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>

Thanks Type 7

79-0181 was reported dumped in Rosamond CA back in October 1997

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shuck

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 08:16

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That confirms that little mystery then.

shuck

Edited by - shuck on Jun 02 2004 07:17 AM

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sgtgoose1

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 11:50

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79-197 TAIL NUMBER NOT 77-197.

181 AND 197 BOTH WERE STRIPPED AND PUSHED OVER IN THE DESERT.
THERE IS A F-4G TOO BURIED THE SAME AREA.

PRESS TO TEST

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shuck

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 12:55

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
79-197 TAIL NUMBER NOT 77-197.
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My information suggests that 79-0197 is alive and well assigned to the 706th FS & 77-0197 is buried in Saudi. Could be wrong though!

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Bacon Bits

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Posted: 02 Jun 2004, 17:53

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77-0197 was the NAIL FAC Hog that Pat Olson tragically lost his life in whilst trying to land in 'manual reversion' at KKMC.
79-181 happily brought back its driver Rich Biley after a 'no brakes roller coaster ride' emergency landing.

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sgtgoose1

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Posted: 03 Jun 2004, 18:40

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MY BAD,
WE HAD 79-9197 IN OUR SQUADRON AND I HAD JUST LEFT RIGHT BEFORE THAT HAPPEN AT KKMC, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS 9197.

I KNOW FOR SURE 9181 IS BURIED

PRESS TO TEST

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Type 7

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Posted: 04 Jun 2004, 00:03

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
MY BAD,
WE HAD 79-9197 IN OUR SQUADRON AND I HAD JUST LEFT RIGHT BEFORE THAT HAPPEN AT KKMC, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS 9197.

I KNOW FOR SURE 9181 IS BURIED

PRESS TO TEST
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Goose,

Were the jets just considered write-offs, hence why they were buried? Seems an odd way to dispose of an aircraft, unless you're the Iraqi Air Force.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Bacon Bits

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Posted: 04 Jun 2004, 18:21

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Location: Not far from Biggin Hill

Both jets were knackered.......particularly 197 which finished up inverted.
I think 181 broke a couple of 'legs' amongst other things.

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