Gulf War History of A-10 790181
A-10A
1979
790181
445
76 TFS
23 TFW
354 TFW (Provisional)
Vanguards
EL
England AFB LA
King Fahd IAP Saudi Arabia
Major
SAM
22/02/1991
King Khalid Military City (KKMC) Crashed on Landing
22/02/1991
Capt Rich Biley
Crashed Landing on base 22/02/91 CPT Rich Biley unhurt, Destroyed
Wheels up, hard stick landing after being hit by a SAM. Everyone said it couldn't be done, including the Flight Manual's and Tech Orders... pilot Capt Rich Biley proved'm wrong on 22 Feb 1991! He brought 79-0181 in at King Khalid Military City (KKMC), Forward Operating Location (FOL) 1 where the CLSS team stripped it of parts, some send to King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), Main Operating Base (MOB) for use on other birds, and then buried it in the desert. Capt Biley was unhurt during the crash.
Event No.:  F-29
403
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