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OA-10A
Model Year
1977
Serial No.
770197
Prod No.
122
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Deployment Wing
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hit by AAA small arms. Pilot Lt Patrick Olson attempted landing at King Khalid Military City (KKMC), Forward Operating Location (FOL) 1 while in Manual Reversion after loosing all its hydraulics and in extreme weather conditions. On landing the aircraft cart-wheeled wingtip over wingtip, flipped over onto its back killing Lt. Olson. There was nothing left of the aircraft. The remains of the aircraft were buried at the KKMC FOL <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Patrick "Oly" Olson was the final A-10 pilot lost during Operation Desert Storm.</span></font>
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