Poškozená a ztracená spojenecká letadla a vrtulníky

Datum	Typ	Sér.č. / Bu.No.	Posádka	Jednotka	Pozice	Příčina

??/??/??	UH-60A	86-24530		2/6 Cav, 11th Avn Bde		Damaged after contact with sling load, "repaired" by AVIM unit. After return to unit in Germany, drive shaft was found to be misaligned by approx 1 inch due to tail boom deformity
??/??/??	UH-60A	??-?????	CW2 Dana Ravenberg, WO1 Mike Oldfield	101st AVN		"The Infidel" nose art, heavy landing
??/??/90	CH-47D	84-24181				Class B accident in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield. Aircraft lift degraded on night training mission during final turn. Training block struck the ground and dragged in 330 yds. slings failed in block on front of the block and came through aircraft floor. Rear hook broke and finally released. Aircraft was nearly pulled into the ground. front rotor blades were approximatly 2 ft from striking the ground
early 02/1991	S-3B	??????/AA-712		VS-30	USS Saratoga	Plane folded up her gear while sitting on the fan tail one day waiting to be launched, screwed up the recovery big time. Had to get Tilly crane out to pick her up and drop her gear. When she folded up her gear the gear pins had been pulled but there are interlocks that are supposed to prevent the gear from being raised while she sitting on deck, guess they didn't work. Some of the antenna's on the belly were driven up through her bottom and the gear doors were destroyed. 14/02/1991 offloaded at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sent back to USA onboard USS Yellowstone AD-41.
??/02/91	A-7E	158830/AC-403		VA-72	USS J.F. Kennedy	Replacement A/C for A-7E BuNo.157478/AC-403, also damaged, offloaded to NAS Sigonella, Italy.
??/??/??	SH-60B	??????/HR-???	HAC - Lt. Kenneth Szmed Copilot - Lt. William Flanagan AW1 Monte Wiley AW3 Joseph Opp	HSL-48		After completing a surface surveillance and mine search mission in the north Arabian Gulf, the SH-60B headed back to USS Hawes FFG-53. Pilots noticed a transient No.2 engine chip light, followed by a muffled explosion and engine failure. After going through emergency procedures, Lt. Flanagan flew the helicopter to the nearest ready deck, USS Paul F. Fster DD-964. Lt. Szmed briefed his crew, coordinated with USS Foster, and jettisoned non essential stores. He also dumped fuel and determined the best single-engine approach and landing profiles. AW1 Wiley and AW3 Opp completed checklists for emergency landing-ditching and provided radar vectors to their pilots. Meanwhile, USS Foster quickly gave best winds across her deck as she maneuvered through a known mine area. With Lt. Szmed providing direction, Lt. Flanagan made a single-engine approach and landing.
??/??/??	CH-46E	??????/MQ-???	HAC - Capt. Jay Bullard, USMC Copilot - Maj. Ken Gordon, USMCR Crew chief - Cpl. Lloyd Steelman, USMCR	HMM-774		While leading a section of CH-46Es on a NVG training flight in Saudi Arabia, one of the Sea Knight´s engines suddenly failed during cruise flight at 100 feet and 100 KIAS. Capt. Bullard immediately called for PMS OFF and turned into the wind, setting upa for an emergency landing in the desert. Maj. Gordon confirmed that the No.2 engine was off-line and called out airspeeds and altitudes until 25 feet when Cpl. Steelman took over and cleared the pilot to land. Capt. Bullard made a single-engine no-hover landing. The cause of the engine failure was the loss of the accessory drive shaft. The engine was changed in the dessert the next morning.

02/08/90	Mirage F1CK	712		Kuwait AF		destroyed by Iraqis
02/08/90	SA-330H Puma	KAF-551	LtCol. Faizz Abdullah Al Reshidi - KIA 1stLT. Diaa as-Sayagh - KIA 1stSgt. Kamil R. Jaber - KIA Lance Corporal Hassan T. al-Fadagh - KIA	Kuwait AF		shot down by friendly fire. STORY at the end of this page
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-505		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-506		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-510		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-513		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-516		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-518		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-520		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-521		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
unknown	SA-342K	KAF-524		Kuwait AF		downed or destroyed, probably during the first days of war
20/08/90	OH-58D	88-0305		101st Airborne Division	Saudi Arabia	written off, crashed on a training flight in Saudi Arabia
29/08/90	C-5A	68-0228	Pilot Maj. John Miller Gordon (46) - KIA Pilot Maj. Richard W. Chase (43) - KIA Pilot Maj. Richard Mark “Rick” Price (38) - KIA FE SMSgt. Carpio Villarreal Jr. (55) - KIA FE MSgt. Rosendo G. Herrera (45) - KIA Loadmaster TSgt. Daniel G. Perez (50) - KIA Loadmaster SSgt. Edward "Eddie" Eugene Sheffield (28) - KIA Crewchief TSgt. Lonty A. Knutson (27) - KIA Crewchief SSgt. Daniel R. Garza (24) - KIA all from 433rd MAW, Kelly AFB, TX MSgt. Samuel Melvin Gardner Jr. (35) - KIA SSgt. Marc H. Cleyman (30) - KIA SSgt. Rande Jay Hulec (29) - KIA all from 31st Weather Squadron, Hahn AB, Germany Capt. Bradley Robert Schuldt (27) - KIA 7th Air Division, Ramstein AB, Germany survivors: LtCol. Frederick K. Arzt Jr. - 62nd MAW, McChord AFB, Washington MSgt. Dwight A. Pettit Jr. - 62nd MAW, McChord AFB, Washington Lt. Cynthia A. Borecky - 3rd Weather Squadron, England AFB, LA SSgt. Lorenzo Galvan Jr. - 433rd MAW, Kelly AFB, TX	68th MAS/433rd MAW	Ramstein AB, Germany	crashed - as the aircraft started to climb off the runway, one of the thrust reversers suddenly deployed (faulty thrust reverser) LINK 1 LINK 2 Story PDF
03/09/90	F-16C	83-1151/SW	Pilot Cpt. Richard Setzer - ejected	33rd TFS/363rd TFW		engine fire during training sortie, pilot ejected over Saudi Arabian Peninsula (Abu Dhabi)
07/09/90	AH-1W	160803/HF-??	Pilot Maj. S.E. Josesph - injured Co-pilot Maj. G. Ranowsky	HMLA-269		During a routine training flight the aircraft made a hard landing at Dhahran International Airport and rolled over. Later repaired and used untill 2010.
07/09/90	OH-58C(RG)	71-20835	2 injured			Crashed. Flew into sand dune at night whilst on a sortie from King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Pilot may have suffered from spatial disorientation. The two crew survived with minor injuries.
13/09/90	OH-58D	88-0302	2 injured		near King Abdul Aziz AB, Saudi Arabia	crashed, flew into sand dune
13/09/90	CH-53E	161390/YJ-22	Pilot Capt. J.J. Quinn - minor injuries Co-pilot 1stLT P.L. Bonin - minor injuries Crew Chief LCpl Don Swanzy - no njuries Aerial Gunner Cpl. - no injuries Aerial Gunner/Observer LCpl. - major injuries	HMH-465	King Abdul Aziz AB, Saudi Arabia	Crashed during a take off out of a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) after taking on fuel for a follow on mission. The aircraft commander had pulled No 1 and No 3 engines back to try and cool them off while taking on fuel. Pressure refueling a CH-53E is a long process, especially from a FARP as the pressure barely keeps up with the fuel the helo is burning sitting there. Pilot taxied out from the FARP and did not bring No 1 and No 2 engines back up to 100% and attempted a take off in high heat environment and a heavy condition being freshly fueled with only No 3 engine at 100%. The helo crashed and burnt to bits. All survived.
26/09/90	SH-3H	151525/AC-610	Pilot LCDR J.M. Burton - minor injuries Co-pilot Lt. R.J. Belling - minor injuries ASW crewman AW3 - minor injuries ASW crewman AWAN - no injuries 16 passengers - no injuries	HS-7		Total loss of engine power resulting in forced water landing off of the USS JF Kennedy
29/09/90	UH-60A	86-24542		101st Avn Bgd		flew into sand dune, damaged beyond repair, written off
29/09/90	UH-60			101st Avn Bgd		damaged
29/09/90	UH-60			101st Avn Bgd		damaged
30/09/90	F-15E	87-0203/SJ	Pilot Maj. Peter Samuel Hook (36) - KIA WSO Cpt. James Bernard "Boo Boo" Poulet (34) - KIA	335th TFS/4th TFW		The aircraft was flying a low-level training mission over the desert about 63 miles north of Thumrait, Oman in preparation for Operation Desert Storm. Due to sand dust floating in the air close to the ground, sand-pitted aircraft windscreen and three external fuel tanks (which was unusual to Strike Eagles at that time), the pilot made a mistake by visually judging aircraft altitude that would have been necessary for performing a split-S maneuver. At the bottom part of the split-S, when the aircraft's nose was already pointing upwards (with the stick being pulled back fully) the aircraft's tail touched the ground (creating a fifty-foot trail of burned sand in the desert) resulting in a crash.
02/10/90	OH-58C(FG)	70-15311	Crew of 2 injured	Company C, 1st Btn, 24th Avn		Pilot suffered from spatial disorientation and lost visual reference on a night approach to King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dharhran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
08/10/90	RF-4C	64-1044/BH	Pilot Maj. Barry K. Henderson (40) - KIA WSO LtCol. Stephen G. Shramm (43) - KIA	106th TRS/117th TRW	near Abu Dhabi	crashed
08/10/90	UH-1N	160178/YT-32	Pilot Cpt. Kevin Ray "Flipper" Dolvin (29) - KIA Co-pilot Cpt. William Joseph Hurley (27) - KIA LCpl. Thomas Ray Adams Jr. (20) - KIA Chrew Chief Sgt. Kenneth Thomas Keller Jr. (26) - KIA	HMM-164, operating from USS Okinawa	off Oman	At approx 0531hrs collided during at-sea NVG training with UH-1N 160622/YT-33. Remains not recovered.
08/10/90	UH-1N	160622/YT-33	Pilot Cpt. William David “Warthog” Cronin Jr. (29) - KIA Co-pilot Cpt. Gary Scott Dillon (29) - KIA Cpl. Timothy William Romei (22) - KIA SSgt. John Robert Kilkus (26) - KIA	HMM-164, operating from USS Okinawa	off Oman	At approx 0531hrs collided during at-sea NVG training with UH-1N 160178/YT-32. Remains not recovered.
11/10/90	F-111F	74-0183/LN	Callsign "Cougar 41" Pilot Captain Thomas Robert "TC" Caldwell (32) - KIA WSO Captain Frederick A. "Art" Reid (33) - KIA	45th TFS/48th TFW	Askr Bombing Range, north of Taif	Aircraft was flying a low-level night training mission over a gunnery range when it crashed into the ground during a loft-bombing maneuver.
18/10/90	Tornado Gr.1	ZA466/FH	Pilot Sqn.Ldr. Ivor Valker - ejected WSO Sqn.Ldr. Bobby Anderson - ejected	16 Sq.	Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia	Arrest barrier was incorrectly raised at the approach end and caught the MLG forcing the a/c sharply down to hard landing. Aircraft was shipped back to the UK as parts for spares.
21/10/90	Bae Hawk	503		UAE		crashed during training flight
11/11/90	Jaguar Gr.1	XX754	Pilot Flt.Ltn. Keith Collister (26) - KIA	54th Sqn.	over Qatar	crashed in low-level training flight, hit the ridge
24/11/90	CH-53E	161393/YJ-20	Pilot LTCol. R. Johnson - no injuries Co-pilot Capt C.D. Huges - no injuries Crew Chief Sgt Bruce Innes - no injuries Aerial Observer SSgt. - no injuries Aerial Observer LCpl. - major injuries	HMH-465		During NVG flight, shortly after lifting dual point external load, No. 2 engine caught fire inflight. The zero bearing failed and the engine caught fire. Pilots safely got the aircraft to a albeit rough landing. But no crash fire rescue was available and the aircraft burned up. All the crewmembers safely egressed the helo after landing.
29/11/90	Tornado IDS(T)	769		RSAF	Half Moon Bay, Zahran
29/11/90	AS-332F-1 Super Puma	715		RSAF		damage/maybe written off, probably colision with C-130 during taxiing
05/12/90	AH-1S	77-22790	no injuries	Troop A, 2nd Sqn, 17th Cavalry		crashed in Saudi Arabia after crew got disoriented while flying with NVGs and stirred up dust cloud
05/12/90	AH-1S/F			2nd Sqn, 17th Cavalry (101st Abn Div)		damaged by loose equipment blowing on the ground
07/12/90	Mirage F1CR	609/33-CA	Pilot Lieutenant Frederic Noel Marcel (27) - KIA	Escadron 1/33 "Belfort", French AF		During a very low altitude flight over the Saudi desert for a training with Mirage 2000s, his wing unfortunately touched the ground while in turn. Plane crashed into the ground, killing his pilot.
31/12/90	EA-6B	163405/AJ-620	Lt. Tom Brumfield Lt. John F. Meier Lt. Steve Schwing LtJg Sair Dyce	VAQ-141	US Navy	Lost when arrester gear failed and aicraft went over the side. Crew ejected safely and was rescued.
04/01/91	RC-12D	80-23375	1st MIBtn	US Army		crashed, later repaired
07/01/91	AH-64A	86-8953			Saudi Arabia	APU fire, burnt out on the ground
08/01/91	F-16C	88-0483/HL	Pilot Cpt. Michael Leo Chinburg (26) - KIA	4th TFS/388th TFW	north eastern part of Saudi Arabia	spatial disorientation during night training flight
08/01/91	Phantom FGR.2	XV462/B	Pilot Flight Lieutenant Graham J. Williams - ejected WSO Flying officer Gary A. Wainwright - ejected	19 Sqn RAF	20 Miles south of Limassol, Cyprus	Crashed into the sea. Entered a roll while in a left hand descending turn from which the pilot could not recover.
10/01/91	Gazelle AH.1	ZB675			Saudi Arabia	Crashed into the desert after the main rotor struck the ground during an unauthorised display, total loss
11/01/91	CH-47D	89-00165	Pilot CW4 Robert Dean Gardner - injured 5 other - injured	Company B, 7th Btn, 101st Avn (101st Abn Div)		The aircraft was the trail aircraft and suffered a maintenance problem/emergency called an Engine Transmission Hot. The oil system had basically failed and the 100+ lb gear box mounted on the front of the right side engine cooked and quickly caught fire. The crew landed the aircraft safely and all 15+ people got out (in record time). The rest of the flight landed near by and for the next hour we watched as the aircraft, a HUMMV, a 105mm howitzer, and a basic load of artillery shells was completely consumed by the fire (and a few small explosions.)
13/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZD718/BH	Pilot Flt.Ltn. Kieran J. Duffy (24) - KIA WSO Flt.Ltn. Norman T. Dent (27) - KIA	14 Sqn.		crashed in low-level flight, hit the ground with wingtip during left-turn
14/01/91	F-16A	79-0400/NY	Pilot Lt. Scott Thompson - ejected	138th TFS/174th TFW	31 miles SW of Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia	Pilot experienced smoke and fumes in cocpit. Engine seized and EPU quit/failed
16/01/91	A-6E	152928/NE-404	Callsign "Jackal 404" Pilot Lt. William Thompson "TC" Costen (27) - KIA B/N Lt. Charles John "Tuna" Turner (29) - KIA	VA-155	Marsh	AAA - shot down while sowing mines around the naval base at Umm Qasr
17/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZD744/BD	Pilot Fg Off N.J.W. Ingle WSO Flt. Lt. P. McKearnan			Bird strike by the stork. Damaged to the port´s wing leading edge, landed succesfully after deploying JP223s on the target. sent back to Bruggen for repairs, came back after 3 days, flew again
17/01/91	Jaguar A	A91/11-YG	Callsign "Jupiter 12" Pilot Cne Hummel - "Mamel"	French AF		hit by an SA-7, right engine caught fire, but pilot landed at Al Jubail
17/01/91	Jaguar A	A104/11-EK	Callsign "Jupiter 9" Pilot Lt. Bonnafoux - "Bonaf"	French AF		left engine oil tank hit by shell frag, engine seized, but pilot landed at Al Jubail
17/01/91	Jaguar A	A108/11-MP	Callsign "Jupiter 11" Pilot Alaine Mahagne - "Charly"	French AF		canopy penetrated by AK-47 bullet, hit his helmet and exited from canopy, pilot landed at Al Ahsa, got blood transfusion still in cocpit, repatriated to France, 10 stitches on the skull
17/01/91	Jaguar A			French AF		flight control systems hit, pilot returned to Al Aksa
17/01/91	A-10A	81-0964/AR		511th TFS/10th TFW	SE Iraq	Damaged from AAA - hole in left wing leading edge, also in mid spar web
17/01/91	F-111F	70-2384/LN		48th TFW	15nm E Salman Pak	damaged - collided with tanker, not repaired until ceasefire
17/01/91	A-10A	82-0664/MB		353rd TFS/354th TFW		Damaged from AAA - small calibre holes, 2 severed hydraulic lines, front spar web damage
17/01/91	B-52G			42nd BW		damaged - SA-3/6
17/01/91	F-111F			48th TFW	1nm S Balad Airfield	damaged - AAA
17/01/91	F-111F			48th TFW		damaged - AAA
17/01/91	F/A-18C	163484/AA-403	Callsign "Sunliner 403" Pilot LCdr. Micheal Scott "Spike" Speicher (33) - KIA	VFA-81	29nm SE Baghdad	shot down by MiG-25PD with AA-6, remains found and identified 07/2009
17/01/91	A-6E	161668/AA-510	Callsign "Quicksand 12" Pilot Lt. Jeffrey N. Zaun - POW B/N Lt. Robert Wetzel - POW	VA-35	5nm SW H-3	shot down by R-SAM
17/01/91	A-6E	158539/AA-502	Callsign "Dash 4" Pilot Lt. John A. Snevely Jr. B/N Mark F. Eddy	VA-35	over H-3	Struck by Roland SAM, emergency landing at Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
17/01/91	A-4KU	KAF-828	Callsign "Bergan 23" Pilot Maj. Muhammed Sultan Mubarak - POW	Kuwait AF	25nm S Kuwait City	shot down by R-SAM
17/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZD791/BG	Callsign "Norwich 02" Pilot Flt.Ltn. John Peters - POW WSO Flt.Ltn. Adrian Nicholls - POW	16th Sqn. (RAF)	Ar Rumaylah Southwest Airfield	shot down by IR-SAM
17/01/91	F/A-18D	164051/VK-10	Callsign "Combat 41" Pilot Major Ken “Cheyenne” Bode WSO John "Ping" Scanlan	VMFA(AW)-121		SA-7 - hit into the right burner can, made it back to base heavily damaged Story
17/01/91	F/A-18A	162468/VW-14	Pilot Capt. Scott M. "Coma" Quinlan	VMFA-314		hit by SAM - heavy damage, both engines FODed, damage to the aft fuselage, and damage to the left vertical and horizontal stabs, tailhook blown off
17/01/91	F/A-18A	162469/VW-03	Pilot Maj. R. M. "Boomer" Knutzen	VMFA-314		hit by SAM - heavy damage, one FODed engine, damage to the aft fuselage, and damage to the left vertical and horizontal stabs, tailhook blown off
17/01/91	CH-47D	84-24152	Callsign "Python 50" CWO3 Russ Hunter CWO2 Dan Folse CWO3 Don Harward Unit operations officer Capt Eric Peterson + several Army and Air Force enlisted troops on board	3/160 SOAR		Reported launching of a surface-to-air missile. While executing an evasive maneuver, the helicopter struck the ground, shearing off its left-front and right-rear landing gear. When the Chinook arrived at Rafha, maintenance crews worked feverishly to place mattresses and tires under the fuselage in an attempt to keep the aircraft upright during shutdown.. Never flew again in the war.
18/01/91	F-16A	79-0391/NY	Pilot Major Androski - ejected	138th TFS/174th TFW	Al Kharj AB, Saudi Arabia	Nose tire blew during takeoff causing the aircraft to depart the runway at Al Kharj AB, Saudi Arabia around 9:00 local. The right drop tank hit a runway light. The pilot ejected safely after the aircraft started to leave the runway, but the aircraft burned up. Mission was intended to be a CAP mission in support of ODS.
18/01/91	F-15E	88-1689/SJ	Callsign "T-Bird 56" Pilot Maj. Thomas F. "Teek" Koritz (37) - KIA WSO - Maj. Donnie Ray "Chief Dimpled Balls" Holland (42) - KIA	335th TFS/4th TFW	16nm SW of Basra	shot down by AAA
18/01/91	OV-10A	155435/UU-12	Callsign "Hostage 75" Pilot LtCol. Clifford M. Acree - POW Aerial Observer CWO4 Guy L. Hunter - POW	VMO-2	14m NE of Ras Al Mishab, Kuwait	shot down by IR-SAM
18/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZA392/EK	Callsign "Norwich 21" Pilot Wing Cmdr. Nigel Elsdon (39) - KIA WSO FltLt. Max Collier (42) - KIA	16th Sqn.	8nm NWW Tallil	hot down by AAA during JP-233 run
18/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	MM7074	Callsing "Legion 15" Pilot Cpt. Maurizio Cocciolone - POW WSO Cpt. Mario Birchirloni - POW	50 Stormo/155 Gruppo	15nm NW Kuwait City	shot down by ZSU-23-4
19/01/91	F-4G	69-7571/WW	Callsign "Falstaff 66" Pilot Capt. Tim Burke - ejected EWO Capt. Juan Galindez - ejected	35th TFW	1nm N KKMC	The air refueling receptacle on top of the jet failed and they couldn’t take on post strike fuel to make it back to the island. They tried for the emergency divert field to the Iraqi border and the engines flames out short of the field. Crew got out okay and was flying combat missions again after a few days.
19/01/91	F-16C	87-0228/TJ	Callsign "Clap 74" Pilot Cpt. Harry M. "Mike" Roberts - POW	614th TFS	36nm W Tallil AB	mission to attack the Air Defense Headquarters Building in Baghdad, shot down by SA-6
19/01/91	F-16C	87-0257/TJ	Callsign "Stroke 65" Pilot Maj. Jeffrey S. Tice - POW	401st TFW	Tawaitha Nuclear Research Facility strike	shot down by SA-3
19/01/91	UH-60A	81-23579	Medical Officer SSgt. Garland Vance Hailey (37) - KIA	236 MED	Saudi Arabia	A/C was attempting NVG descent and turn to downwind leg for landing at 12th Evac Hospital with two patients. Crew lost VR with ground and attempt to arrest descent were too late and A/C struck ground in 10 degree left-side low, 5 degree nose-low attitude at an estimated 100 KIAS. Crew and patients that were restrained received no serious injuries, but MO received blunt force fatal injuries.
19/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZA396/GE	Pilot Flt.Ltn. David J. Waddington - POW WSO - Flt.Ltn. Robert J. Stewart - POW	617th Sqn.	51nm SE Tallil AB	hit by Roland SAM after unsuccessful evade manouver
19/01/91	Seaking HC.4	ZA312/B		845 Sqn RNAS		hit the big rock with tail rotor during pick up of troops, damaged, had to be sling loaded by Chinook, repaired
20/01/91	F-15E	88-1692/SJ	Callsign "Corvette 03" Pilot Col. David W. Eberly - POW Navigator Maj. Thomas E. Griffith - POW	4th TFW	Al Qaim	Shot down by SA-2 Story
20/01/91	Tornado IDS	765	Crew rescued	RSAF		Crashed 7m short on appraoch to Hafar Al-Batin air field, pilot error, failed to take aerial refuel opportunity (the boom operator was woman and the pilot did not follow her instructions) and subsequently ran out of fuel and crashed
20/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZD893/AG	Pilot Sqdn. Ldr. Peter Battson - ejected WSO Wng. Cdr. Mike Heath - ejected	20th Sqn	Tabuk	control problems after take off, crew ejected
21/01/91	AH-1F	79-23252				Damaged. Landed on a slope during a brownout, rolled over.
21/01/91	F-16C	88-0488/HL	Pilot Capt. Tim Boop	338th TFW	Baghdad Nuclear Research Centre	damaged - R-SAM SA-3, pilot diverted to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the aircraft was afterwards shipped back to Hill AFB
21/01/91	AC-130H	69-6572		16th SOS/1st SOG		Engaged by SA-6 and SA-8. During evasive manouvers the aircraft literally took nose dive and exceeded all limits to the airframe. It undervent 5 assymetric Gs during flight resulting in all four engines over-torqued, all four propellers leaking fluid and numerous popped rivets in the wings. The plane made it back to King Fahd IAP. A week later, after using all spare propellers, it flew to Rhein-Mein AB for in-depth inspection, and did not return back to Gulf until 19/02/91.
21/01/91	A-6E					damaged
21/01/91	F-14A+	161430/AA-212	Callsign "Clubleaf 212" Pilot Lt. Devon "Boots" Jones - rescued WSO Lt. Lawrence Randolph "Rat" Slade - POW	VF-103	H-2/H-3	SA-2 (although it was lost in combat, it was technically not shot down: during the evasive manuevering, the pilot over controlled the aircraft, causing it to stall and depart from controlled flight)
21/01/91	AH-64A	87-0450		C Company, 3-227th Avn	Tabuk, Saudi Arabia	FIT after PNVS failed at night, w/o due to hard landing
21/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZA467/FF	Callsign "Stamford 01" Pilot Sqn. Ldr. Garry Kirkwood Stewart Lennox (34) - KIA WSO - Sqn. Ldr. Adrian Paul Kevin "Kev" Weeks (37) - KIA	16th Sqn.	N3306 E00402	possibly NVG problems, AAA night flashes might have caused distractions - suspected that they might have impacted with ground on break maneuver
21/01/91	F-16C	87-0224/TJ	Callsign "Wolf 01" Pilot Col. John R. Ball - ejected and rescued	401st TFW	over Persian Gulf	early detonation of Mk.84 bomb, The resulting damaged produced fuel leaks that lead to the engine quitting. The pilot managed to fly his aircraft over the Persian Gulf where he ejected at approximately 10:00 AM. The pilot was rescued by two SEAL members aboard SH-60B "Magnum 446" (HSL-44 Det 8) stationed on the USS Nicholas FFG-47.
22/01/91	F-16C	88-0495/HL	Pilot Maj. Ed "Spot" Schumacher	388th TFW		damaged - hit by SAM. Nose gear would not extend. Crash landed at Rafha, Saudi Arabia
22/01/91	F-15C	83-0026/FF		71st TFS/1st TFW	"Home Station"	sitting in the F-15 alert area when damaged by fragments from an intercepted Scud missile
23/01/91	AV-8B	162954/VL-11	Callsign "Buick" Pilot Capt. Manuel (Manny) Rivera Jr. (31) - KIA	VMA-331	off the coast of Kuwait	Rivera made 29 landings aboard his squadron's ship in the three weeks before his crash. But on the night he died, while conducting a training mission during the Persian Gulf War, he smashed into the Omani coastline while approaching the deck of the amphibious assault ship Nassau for a landing, according to a Marine investigation.
23/01/91	AH-1S		Crew OK		in Saudi Arabia	crashed during night flying
23/01/91	A-10A	79-0182/EL		76th TFS/23 TFW		Damaged by AAA - leading edge wing, 5 wing skin punctures
24/01/91	F/A-18A	163121/AJ-304	Callsign "Active 304" Pilot Lt H.E. Overs - ejected and rescued	VFA-15		engine failure, ejected over water, picked up by "Venom 505" SH-3 from USS Caron
24/01/91	F/A-18C		Callsign "Wolf 01"			damaged
24/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZA403/CO	Callsign "Dover 02" Pilot F/L Simon Burgess - POW WSO - Sqn. Ldr. Robert Akerson - POW	17th Sqn.	over H-3	premature bombs detonation
24/01/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZD843/DH				damaged - R-SAM
25/01/91	S-70A-1	88-26102		RSAF	65m NE of Al Jabayl	crashed
25/01/91	OH-58D				near Al Qaysuumah	crashed during sandstorm
26/01/91	B-52G			1708th BW		damaged - AAA
26/01/91	B-52G			1708th BW		damaged - AAA
26/01/91	A-7E	157478/AC-403	Callsign "Decoy 403" Pilot Lt. Tom "Steamer" Dostie	VA-72	USS John F. Kennedy	damaged during takeoff, hit the baricade when landing, damaged beyond economical repair, stripped of parts and pushed overboard. Wouldn’t sink so .50 cal machine guns punched enough holes in it for her to sink after about an hour.
26/01/91	F-15C	85-0xxx	Capt. Caesar Antonio "Rico" Rodriguez	58 TFS/33 TFW	Tabuk AB	Damaged after landing. Lost brakes after crossing the departure end barrier and got caught with a cocked nose wheel going into a turn to the parallel taxiway. Plane veered off the runway, tillted to left, left wingtip damaged. Later repaired.
27/01/91	B-52G			1708th BW		damaged - AAA
27/01/91	C-130H	KAF322		Kuwait AF		Captured by Iraqis in 1990, destroyed by RAF Bucaneer at Shayka Mayhar AB by LGB
28/01/91	AV-8B	163518/WL-02	Callsign "Cat 37" Pilot Cpt. Michael Craig "Raz" Berryman - POW	VMA-311	over Kuwaiti coast	Shot down by AAA while attacking FROG-7 site
28/01/91	Jaguar S(O)	216	Pilot found dead	Oman AF	40 miles NNE of Thumrait	crashed
28/01/91	A-10A	82-0664/MB		353rd TFS/354th TFW		Damaged by AAA - holes in honeycomb, left elevator and left horizontal stabilisator
29/01/91	A-10A	78-0715/MB		353rd TFS/354th TFW		Damaged by AAA - No.5 pylon broke off, couple of small holes in engine and stabilisator
29/01/91	OH-58C(RG)	69-16155				written off, pilot's gun caught in collective
30/01/91	AC-130H	69-6567	Callsign "Spirit 03" Pilot Maj. Paul Jennings “PJ / Dream Weaver” Weaver (34) - KIA Co-Pilot Capt. Thomas Clifford Bland Jr. (26) - KIA EWO Capt. Dixon Lee Walters Jr. (29) - KIA Fire Control Officer Capt. Arthur Galvan (33) - KIA Navigator Capt. William D. Grimm (28) - KIA Gunner SMSgt. James Blaine May II. (40) - KIA Sensor Operator SMSgt. Paul Garfield Buege (43) - KIA Gunner TSgt. John Lee Oelschlager (28) - KIA Gunner TSgt. Robert Kevin Hodges (28) - KIA Flight Engineer SSgt. Damon V Kanuha (28) - KIA Sensor Operator SSgt. John Perry Blessinger (33) - KIA Gunner SSgt. Timothy Roger Harrison (31) - KIA Illuminator Operator SSgt. Mark John Schmauss (29) - KIA Gunner Sgt. Barry Maxwell Clark (26) - KIA	1st SOW, 16th SOS	12nm N Khafji	Shot down by IR-SAM near the Kuwaiti border while supporting U.S. Marines
31/01/91	OA-10A	76-0547/NF		23rd TASS/602nd TACW		Damaged by AAA - flak damaged on left windscreen
31/01/91	A-10A	78-0686/MB		355th TFS/354th TFW		Damaged by AAA - 8inch hole in vertical stabilisator
31/01/91	A-10A	76-0540/NO		926th TFG/706th TFS	N3010 E04620	Damaged by IR-SAM - Vertical tail, horizontal tail, aft fuselage, both wings, left engine cowling. Sat out the rest of the war due to lack of parts, then repaired. Then to McClellan AFB, donated parts to other Hawg and put on display.
31/01/91	A-10A	77-0268/NO	Pilot Col. Bob Efferson	926th TFG/706th TFS		Damaged by AAA - Shrapnel damage in left cockpit area and right engine, riddled with 378 holes. Damage to vertical tail, horizontal tail, aft fuselage, both wings, left engine cowling. Blew left main tire after landing, skidded off the runway. 2 weeks to recover to MOB and then cannibalized.
01/02/91	A-10A	80-0186/EL		76th TFS/23rd TFW		Damaged by AAA - front windscreen below HUD
01/02/91	A-10A	78-0715/MB		353rd TFS/354th TFW		Damaged by AAA - minor flak damage to left engine inlet - repaired byl speed tape
02/02/91	A-6E	155632/AJ-531	Callsign "Heartless 531" Pilot Lt. Patrick Kelly Connor (25) - KIA B/N LCdr. Barry Thomas Cooke (35) - KIA	VA-36	off Faylaka Island, 29 miles NE of Kuwait City	shot down by SA-7 while engaging Iraqi vessels
02/02/91	A-10A	80-0248/EL	Callsign "Uzi 11" Pilot Cpt. Dale Storr - POW	23rd TFW	20nm SW Kuwait City	shot down by AAA
02/02/91	AH-1J	157793/WR-711	Callsign "Coyote 711" Pilot Maj. Eugene Thomas "Smokey" McCarthy (35) - KIA Gunner Cpt. Jonathan Ross "Jack" Edwards (35) - KIA	HMLA-775		rashed into a sand dune in Saudi Arabia while returning from an armed combat medevac escort mission under NVG
02/02/91	A-10A	78-0675/MB		353rd TFS/354th TFW		Damaged by AAA - wing fence and pylon damage - repaired by speedtape
02/02/91	KA-6D	151572/AA-523		VA-35	USS Saratoga	Damaged by a skidding E-2C. Never flew again. 14/02/1991 offloaded at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sent back to USA onboard USS Yellowstone AD-41. Video
02/02/91	F-14A+	161432/AA-107		VF-74	USS Saratoga	Damaged by a skidding E-2C. Video
02/02/91	E-2C	158638/AA-604		VAW-125	USS Saratoga	E-2C was taxiing after when a F-14A on the bow launched, the flight deck was worn out and slick, the jet blast caught the folded wings just right and kicked it down the flight deck. Plane damaged atleast 2 Intruders (one of them KA-6D BuNo. 151572/AA-523) and one F-14A+ (161432/AA-107) Video
03/02/91	UH-1N	160624/SM-212	Callsign "Gunfighter 126" Co-Pilot Capt. James Kevin "Injun Jim" Thorp (30) - KIA Pilot Capt. David Rohrer "Super Dave" Herr Jr. (28) - KIA Crew Chief Cpl. Albert George "Hey-Dad" or "Big Al" Haddad, Jr. (22) - KIA Gunner Cpl. Kurt Allen "Mercedes" or "Mouth" Benz (22) - KIA	HMLA-369	eastern Saudi Arabia	crashed, CFIT at night
03/02/91	B-52G	59-2593	Callsign "Hulk 46" Pilot Capt. Kevin Kent, ejected, rescued Co-Pilot, Capt. Jeffrey Love, ejected, rescued Sgt. Steven Ellard, ejected, rescued Navigator 1st Lt. Jorge Isaac Arteaga (26) - KIA Radar Navigator/Bombardier Capt. Jeffrey Jon Olson (28) - KIA EWO 1st Lt. Eric Douglas Hedeen (27) - KIA	4300th BW/42nd BMW	near Diego Garcia AB	Catastrophic electrical system failure while returning to its base at Diego Garcia. While responding to the failure, improper fuel management on the part of the crew caused five engines to flame out, and the aircraft began to descend. Three of the crewmembers ejected safely before the aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean and were rescued by SH-3H from HS-75. Three others ejected too late and were killed.
04/02/91	UH-1H					damaged
04/02/91	AH-64A	83-23833	Pilot CW4 Thomas Anderson	South of Iraq border, north of Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia		Aircraft was fully loaded with 16 Hellfire missiles, full of 30mm, full fuel, was in during 150 ft hover firing position when CO gave order to reposition because aircraft was 50 meters ahead of five other aircraft on line. During repositioning pilot transferred controls to co-pilot to send updates half-quick to other aircraft, during final repositioning turn aircraft descended at an excessive rate, Pilot immediately after seeing this in HDU leveled aircraft and pulled max collect to the stop. Aircraft impacted around 12G's, crushing gear and gun, wings separated from fuselage, Hellfires and pylons broke free. Blades never hit ground with max pitch, aircraft was on ground full pitch, both engines TGT LIMITED at 868. Aircraft was shut down, fuselage bulkheads cracked.
05/02/91	F/A-18A	163096/AJ-401	Callsign "Warparty 01" Pilot Lt. Robert John Dwyer (32) - KIA	VFA-87		Probable cause was determined pilot´s hypoxia, plane crashed into the sea, body not recovered. Pilot was also CVW-8 LSO.
05/02/91	A-10A	77-0255/NO	Pilot Col. Bobby L. Efferson	926th TFG/706th TFS		Damaged by SAM - 379 holes, mainly to right side of the plane, also blown tire during landing and skidded off the runway
05/02/91	AH-1F	79-23222	crew injured	3rd ACR		brownout while hovering, crashed, rolled over
06/02/91	A-10A	82-0664/MB		353rd TFS/354th TFW		Damaged by AAA - struck between station 9 and right gear pod, lost hydraulics, big wing damage
07/02/91	AH-1S	66-15254			Saudi Arabia	written off, rolled over during take off in brownout conditions
07/02/91	UH-1V	69-15016	Pilot CWO3 Richard Ruffin Lee (36) - KIA 4 injured	229 MED DET	20m E of Rafha	During a night-aided flight at 75' AGL and 60 KIAS, pilot made an evasive right turn to avoid another acft and while still in a slight descent, hit 10' berm.
09/02/91	F/A-18A	163141/VM-06		VMFA-451	over Iraq	Hit by SA-16 while attacking SA-2 site. The missile hit the fuselage-mounted AIM-7 Sparrow missile, causing the rocket motor of the Sparrow to catch fire. The pilot then jettisoned the damaged missile over the Persian Gulf before landing at Shaikh Isa AB in Saudi Arabia. The plane was repaired and was flying again next day.
09/02/91	AV-8B	162081/CG-09	Callsign "Jump 57" Pilot Cpt. Russell A.C. (Bart) "Shank" Sanborn - POW	VMA-231		On his 17th mission, he was shot down by shoulder-launched SA-7.
10/02/91	AV-8B					damaged
11/02/91	A-10A	79-0206/EL		76th TFS/23rd TFW		Damaged by AAA - right engine F.O.D, shrapnel damage
11/02/91	A-6E	155620/AJ-503	Pilot Jeff "Spooge" Martin B/N - Don "DQ" Quinn	VA-65		During a bomb run, the plane was hit by AAA, the shell not detonating and created big hole in the wing. Plane diverted to Bahrain and was repaired.
12/02/91	AV-8B	??????/WH-??		WMA-542		damaged - AAA
13/02/91	F-5E	710	Callsign "Hunter 26" Pilot POW	17th Sqn. RSAF	near wadi Al Kirk	shot down by AAA or SAM
13/02/91	F-15C	514, ex 80-0074	Callsign "Tiger 53" Pilot KIA	6th Sqn. RSAF	25m SE of Khamis Mushait	crashed
13/02/91	OH-58C(FG)	68-16935		CO 1-1 AVN REGT		hard landing, damaged, later repaired
14/02/91	EF-111A	66-0023/UH	Callsign "Ratchet 75" Pilot Cpt. Douglas Lloyd Bradt (29) - KIA WSO Cpt. Paul R. Eichenlaub II (29) - KIA	42nd ECS/66th ECW	near Saudi Arabia border	Cause 1 - possibly locked up in error by a coalition fighter, crew assumed that they were being tailed by a MiG and took the normal precaution of diving to the lowest feasible altitude. Tragically, their aicraft struck the desert, leaving a long streak in the sand with the engines at its conclusion. The crew died in an unsuccessful ejection attempt. Cause 2 - intercepted by an Iraqi Mirage F-1 flown by Captain Nafie Al-Jubouri, took off from Saad AB better known as H-2 and headed directly to it, fired one single missile type Matra 530, the plane tried to avoid the hit but the missile blew up and caused damage sent the plane to the ground. Cause 3 - "friendly fire" incident, shot down by a USAF F-15, which mis-identified it as a hostile aircraft (probably an Iraqi Mirage)
14/02/91	Tornado Gr.1	ZD717/C	Callsign "Belfast 41" Pilot Flt.Ltn. Rupert Clark - POW WSO - Flt.Lt. Stephen Michael Hicks (29) - KIA	15th Sqn. (RAF)	50nm NW Baghdad	Just prior to weapon delivery the crew received radar warnings but with only seconds to weapons release, continued with the attack. Only one of the two LGBs was released, with the other remaining hung-up. Shortly after, the Buccaneer crew reported a visual sighting of two SAMs fired from a site to the North of the target. Crew attempted to take evasive action and to jettison external stores. Despite the crew's actions a missile exploded beside the aircraft, rupturing a canopy beside the pilot's head and smashing the majority of front cockpit instruments. Pilot could not contact his navigator. Immediately after, there was another explosion from a second missile. Despite the extensive damage, including both wings being peppered with holes and no apparent control over the engines, the pilot still had limited control and flew the aircraft for a further two or so minutes before initiating command ejection when he found he could control the aircraft no longer. The pilot sustained a minor injury to his left leg as a result of ejection and descent. WSO was found to be dead. Pilot was subsequently captured and remained as a POW until cessation of hostilities.
15/02/91	A-10A	80-0186/EL	Pilot Col. David Archie Sawyer	76th TFS/23rd TFW		Damaged by SA-13 - both rudders, right elevator gone
15/02/91	A-10A	79-0130/MB	Callsign "Enfield 38" Pilot Cpt. Stephen Richard "Syph" Phillis (30) - KIA	353rd TFS/354th TFW	60nm NW Kuwait City	Hit by ground fire while attacking Republican Guard targets. Thought to have been engaged by SA-13 "Gopher" SAM. Pilot died while protecting his downed wingman, 1st Lt. Robert James Sweet.
15/02/91	A-10A	78-0722/MB	Callsign "Enfield 37" Pilot 1stLt. Robert James "Sweetness" Sweet - POW		60nm NW Kuwait City	Hit by AAA while attacking Republican Guard targets. Thought to have been engaged by SA-13 "Gopher" SAM.
15/02/91	F-16C	84-1379/SW	Pilot Cpt. Dale Thomas Cormier (30) - KIA	17th TFS/363rd TFW	Al Dhafra AB, UAE	crashed, spatial desorientation while landing at Al Dhafra AB, UAE
15/02/91	A-6E	155602/AB-513	Pilot LCMDR. Jason "Mac" Williams B/N Lt. T. L. Fox	VA-85	USS America	A/C did not break-up or crash into the deck upon landing. A/C took several AAA hits but was able to return to USS America. A/C was losing hydraulic fluid and after a successful trap, did not have brakes after disengaging the arresting cable. The tailhook was down and subsequently the nose-wheel steering was centered. Pilot could neither retract the tailhook, steer or stop the A/C due to the fluid loss. As the A/C approached the end of the deck, unable to stop, the pilot and BN ejected. The A/C nosed over the deck, coming to rest tail-up without going completely over. At this point the rest of the returning strike is in the pattern and low on gas. All available deck crew were summoned to push the A/C overboard to clear the deck so the rest of the strike could recover. The A/C was by all means repairable (it flew back to the ship) but time did not permit the use of the crane to move it out of the way.
16/02/91	UH-60A	80-23422	Crew OK		60m SE of Rafha	crashed, later rebuilt with ESSS
17/02/91	F-16C	84-1218/SW	Callsign "Benji 53" Pilot Cpt. Scott "Spike" Thomas ejected, rescued	17th TFS/363rd TFW		crashed, engine fire
17/02/91	UH-1H					crashed
17/02/91	B-52G					total electrical failure, emergency landing at Sicily, Italy
19/02/91	OA-10A	76-0543/NF	Callsign "Nail 53" Pilot LtCol. Jeffrey D. Fox - POW	23rd TASS/602nd TACW	62nm NW Kuwait City	shot down by SA-9, pilot injured as he ejected, captured as POW and released Mar 5, 1991
20/02/91	F-16C	86-0329/TJ	Callsign "Beretta 11" Pilot ejected	401th TFW	Turkey airspace	Flamed out during refuelling. Crashed at Diyarbakir, Turkey
20/02/91	CH-46E	156463/YW-03	Callsign "Lady Ace 03" Pilot Capt. - no injuries Co-Pilot 1stLT. - minor injuries Crew Chief Cpl. - minor injuries Gunner Cpl. - no injuries	HMM-165		Returning from a priority night mission when it ran into a fog bank. While attempting to land at an unprepared dusty site the aircraft touched down with a sideward drift and rolled over. The internal fuel tank ruptured and caught fire destroying the aircraft. The crew escaped with minor injuries. Aircraft burried into the sand.
20/02/91	OH-58C(RG)	69-16113	Callsign "Tango 15" Pilot CWO2 Hal Hooper Reichle (27) - KIA Observer SPC Michael David Daniels (20) - KIA	24th Inf Div	55m SE of Salman AFB, Iraq	A/C flew into the ground on combat recon to Phase Line LION at NT062952 due to bad weather.
21/02/91	SH-60B	162138/HP-443	Callsign "Magnum 443" Pilot Lt. Donald C. Johnson - rescued Co-Pilot Lt. Anthony L. Stainbrook - rescued Warfare Operator AW2 Scott A. Allfe - rescued	HSL-44 Det.6		Catastrophic engine failure after take off from USS Halyburton. Made water landing. Helo lost. Crew rescued by ship´s motor whale boat.
21/02/91	MH-60L DAP	90-26251	Pilot CW03 Michael Fredrick Anderson (36) - KIA Co-pilot Cpt. Charles W. Cooper (33) - KIA Crew Chief/Gunner SSG Christopher Jones Chapman (25) - KIA Crew Chief/Gunner SSG Mario Vega-Velazquez (35) - KIA Green Berets: MSgt. Otto Frank Clark (35) [MO] - KIA SgtMaj. Patrick Robert Hurley (37) - KIA MSgt. Eloy Angel Rodriguez Jr. (34) - KIA	3/160th SOAR	Saudi Arabia	Crew was sent to pick up wounded Delta Force soldier. While returning to a medical facility, the A/C encountered a sandstorm and the pilots lost visual reference with the ground at approx. 0330 hours. Helo flew in right hand turn into the ground, blade tips touched the ground, then the nose and then the helo flipped over crushing the cocpit, killing everyone onboard.
21/02/91	F/A-18A			VMFA-314		damaged - IR-SAM
21/02/91	F/A-18D			VMFA(AW)-121		damaged - IR-SAM
21/02/91	A-6E			VMA-224		damaged - AAA
21/02/91	F/A-18A			VMFA-333		damaged - IR-SAM
21/02/91	UH-46D	153409/BR-51	Pilot Lt. F. Whitmore, USNR - minor injuries Co-pilot LTJG E.A. Raney, USNR - minor injuries Crew Chief E-5, USN - minor injuries Crew Member E-4, USN - KIA	HC-8 Det 3 USS Detroit	North Red Sea	Helo impacted the water during night VERTREP evolution and was lost at sea.
22/02/91	A-10A	79-0181/EL	Pilot Capt. Rich Bailey	76th TFS/23rd TFW		Hit by SA-13 SAM. Pilot made a successful wheels-up, hard stick landing in Manual Reversion at King Khalid Military City (KKMC), Forward Operating Location (FOL) 1. The CLSS team stripped the unrepairable aircraft of parts, some send down to King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), Main Operating Base (MOB) for use on other birds, and then buried the rest of the plane in the desert.
22/02/91	F/A-18A			VMFA-451		damaged - IR-SAM
22/02/91	KC-135E	58-0013	Callsign "Whale 05" Pilot LtCol. Kevin Sweeney Co-Pilot Capt. Jay Selanders Navigator Capt. Greg Mermis Boom operator SrMSgt. Steve Stucky	434th ARW		Lost two port engines due to a heavy wind turbulence, safe landing. Later repaired and flew until 2004.
23/02/91	AV-8B	161573/WH-16	Callsign "Pride 16" Pilot Cpt. James N. Trey "LZ" Wilbourn III (28) - KIA	VMA-542	5m N of Ali Al Salem	Failed to recover from dive during night attack on tank park with Mk.83s in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait. Possible SAM hit or disorientation.
23/02/91	AV-8B			VMA-331		damaged - AAA
23/02/91	AH-64A	86-08958			Saudi Arabia	Severely damaged after collision with AH-64A 86-09044 in brownout conditions, later repaired
23/02/91	AH-64A	86-09044			Saudi Arabia	Severely damaged after collision with AH-64A 86-08958 in brownout conditions, written off
24/02/91	SA-342M	4173/138/AEH		6e RHC/3, French AF		Destroyed. Stripped of all useful weapons which were used on another Gazelle, it was then put on a low loader and returned to France presumably by air ! It went to became an instructional frame at ESAM, Bourges marked as "CXM
24/02/91	CH-46E	156465/YR-05		HMM-161		When taking off at max gross weight, the helo caught tail wind and rolled over to the side during brownout conditions. Later repaired.
24/02/91	CH-53D	??????/YF-62	Crew OK	HMH-462		During a night raid the helo suffered a hard landing at "Lonesome Dove". Helo was flown back to base where it landed on some matrasses where it could have the nose gear damage repaired.
24/02/91	SA-341F1	1296/124/BOT		5e RHC, French AF		Destroyed. Stripped of all useful weapons which were used on another Gazelle, it was then put on a low loader and returned to France presumably by air ! It then went to Phalsbourg for storage and used as an instructional frame marked as "FPN"
24/02/91	UH-1H	71-20049				crashed, engine failure in brownout
24/02/91	F/A-18A	162469/VW-03	Pilot Maj. Robert M. "Boomer" Knutzen	VMFA-314		heavy damage - IR-SAM, engine fire, returned to base
24/02/91	F/A-18A	162468/VW-14	Pilot Capt. S. M. "Coma" Quinlan	VMFA-314		heavy damage - IR-SAM, engine fire, returned to base
24/02/91	OH-58D	86-08929	Pilot 2LT Gary Stethens - injured, minor cuts field artillery observer - 1stLt. Michael Klee - injured, 3rd degree burns on back	2nd Bat, 502nd Inf (2d Bgd, 101st Abn Div)		crashed, CFIT in dense fog, total loss
24/02/91	AH-64A	87-00452	Pilot CW2 Buckle - OK Gunner 1stLT. Wright - OK	B Comp/3-227th Avn/12 AvnBg		Damaged in a hard landing in Assembly Area WALNUT (MT 74900252) after loosing vision during a sand storm, written off.
25/02/91	A-10A	80-0166/EL		76th TFS/23rd TFW		Damaged by AAA - left engine
25/02/91	AV-8B	163190/WH-12	Callsign "Jump 42" Pilot Cpt. Scott "Vapour" Walsh - ejected and rescued	VMA-542	2NM out of Al Jaber airfield	On his 39th mission, he became separated from his wingman and was hit by IR-SAM to the right rear exhaust nozzle. Fast-FAC (F/A-18D) escorted him from the area and he attempted to land with his Harrier streaming flames from the wing. He was able to eject seconds after the hydraulics gave out and Harrier turned upside down. He was collected by USMC vehicle and returned to duty.
25/02/91	OV-10A	155424/ER-15	Callsign "Pepper 77" Pilot Maj. Joseph "Alleycat" J. Small III - POW Aerial Observer Cpt. David Michael "Hank" Spellacy (28) - KIA	VMO-1		shot down by IR-SAM
25/02/91	AH-64A		Pilot Capt. Mike Klingele - C Company commander - rescued Gunner CW4 Mike Butler - rescued	1/227th AHB/1st Cav Div		Shot down by SAM, crew used their special harness and took a ride on another Apache. The smoke, combined with the uncertain tactical situation, made a recovery of the downed AH-64A by a CH-47D Chinook too risky. The helicopter was destroyed in place with the launching of two TOW missiles in order to prevent the possible salvage and analysis of secret, onboard weapon systems by any enemy country.
25/02/91	SA-365N	HZ-MS17	Callsign "Health 67", 3 killed	RSAF	30m W of Dhahran	Whilst en route between Dhahran and Riyadh and flying low across the open desert, the helicopter is reported to have suddenly encountered a layer of ground fog. Shortly after entering the fog the helicopter apparently flew into the ground and was destroyed. The accident happened in daylight (08:51 Local time). It is understood that, due to conflicting traffic inbound to Dhahran, the aircraft was instructed to remain below 150 feet until clear of the airport approach path.
26/02/91	B-52G			379th BW		damaged - R-SAM
26/02/91	F-16A			174th TFW		damaged - IR-SAM
26/02/91	F-16C			388th TFW		damaged
26/02/91	B-52G			379th BW		damaged - R-SAM
26/02/91	UH-60A	80-23480	CE SPC Steven Robert Trautman (21) - KIA	4-1 AVN		While conducting start up operations at FAA Vagrant, CE sustained a critical head injury from a blade strike when walked up slope into main rotor.
27/02/91	MH-60					AAA
27/02/91	F-16C	84-1390/HR	Callsign "Mutt 41" Pilot Cpt. William F. "Psycho" Andrews - POW	10th TFS/50th TFW		suffered broken right leg bone (below knee) during ejection. Reportedly had been flying too low and hit by a SA-16. Awarded the Air Force Cross for preventing missile shooters from getting a wingman
27/02/91	UH-60L	89-26214	Callsign "Bengal 14" Maj. (Dr.) Rhonda Leah Cornum (36), flight surgeon for the 2nd Attack Helo BN - POW SPC Troy A. Dunlap - POW SSgt Daniel J. Stamaris - POW Pilot CWO3 Robert Gary Godfrey (32) - KIA SSgt William Thomas Butts (30) - KIA Pilot CWO4 Phillip H. Garvey (39) - KIA Sgt. Patbouvier Enrique Ortiz (27) - KIA Medical Officer Sgt. Roger Paul “Ski” Brilinski Jr. (24) - KIA	2/229 AVN		Attempting a rescue of a downed USAF pilot in F-16C (84-1390, Pilot Cpt. William F. Andrews) while under heavy AAA fire. A/C was hit, pitched forward and crashed into an earthen berm, landing nose first, the A/C dug into the soft sand and flipped over and exploded. Mission was a flight of three (2 AH64s/1 UH60) being vectored to last known location of downed F-16 by AWACS. Flight was vectored directly over a heavily defended Iraqi Republican Guard position. A/C tail cone was severed by AAA (23 and 57mm).
27/02/91	UH-60A	78-23015	Callsign "Cowboy 15" CWO2 George R. Swartzendruber (24) [PC] - KIA WO1 David G. Plasch (23) [PI] - KIA Sgt. Lee Arthur Belas (22) - KIA Sgt. Jason Charles Carr (24) - KIA SSgt. Jonathan Hall Kamm (25) - KIA WO1 John K. "Jack" Morgan (28) - KIA Sgt. Cheryl LaBeau-O'Brien (24) - KIA SFC Gary Eugene Streeter (39) - KIA 1Lt. Donaldson Preston Tillar III (35) - KIA	4/1 AVN		A/C took off from Kuwait Two at 1230 hrs with UH-60A 79-23338 on an EPW mission. At 1730 hrs, 78-23015 separated from 79-23338 in order to pickup PAX waiting at Iraq One. A/C crashed on a heading of 340 deg with wreckage downwind of the crashsite indicated inflight break up. A/C was hauling the crew of UH-1H 64-14273 back to port and then jumped back into Kuwait when they were misoriented and shot down by a ZSU-23-2 AA gun.
27/02/91	UH-1H	64-14273	1LT Daniel Eugene Graybeal (25) [P] - KIA WO1 Kerry Peter Heine (28) [CP] - KIA SSG Michael Robert Robson (30) [MO] - KIA CE Spc. Nick Wright - injured	507 MED		A/C was on a medevac mission under NVG's when AAA fire hit the T/R causing acft to enter an uncontrollable spin. At some point during spin, CE was thrown clear of acft and impact with ground caused transmission to fall over which crushed the medic and the pilots were pinned against the instrument panel. Post crash fire engulfed the A/C.
27/02/91	AV-8B	162740/VL-14	Callsign "Magic 14" Pilot Cpt. Reginald Courtney "Woody" Underwood (33) - KIA	VMA-331	NW of Kuwait City	Hit by SAM to left hot nozzle. Underwood was heard to transmit "I can not control it" seconds before his Harrier struck the ground in an orange fireball. Note: Captain Underwood's daughter was born after he left for war and he never got to see her.
27/02/91	OA-10A	77-0197/NF	Callsign "Nail 51" Pilot 1stLT. Patrick Brian "Oly" Olson (25) - KIA	23rd TASS/602nd TACW		Hit by AAA. Pilot 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 aircraf. The remains of the aircraft were buried at the KKMC FOL.
27/02/91	F-16C			388th TFW		damaged - IR-SAM
27/02/91	F/A-18			USMC		damaged - small arms fire
27/02/91	AH-64A		Callsign "Avenger 11" Crew - KIA			crashed due to fuel starvation
28/02/91	RV-1D	64-14273	Callsign "Cyclops 47" Pilot Capt. Attilla Barandi - ejected Technical observer Spc. Steve Littleton - ejected	1st MIBtn	Al Qaysumah AB, Saudi Arabia	Crew´s view of the airfield was obscured due to burning oild field smoke, they ran out of fuel. Pilot made five approaches to land. Crew made planned ejection after they were vectored to the ejection area and cleaned up the cockpit. Pilot sustained stained stomach muscles and back. Admitted to the 12th Evacuation hospital for evaluation and treatment. He was released 2 days later to full duty. T.O. received minor facial injuries. Story
28/02/91	OV-1D	68-15962	Callsign "Cyclops 48" Pilot CW3 John Adaway - OK Technical observer SFC Dwayne Brightwell - OK	2nd MIBtn	Al Qaysumah AB, Saudi Arabia	Crew´s view of the airfield was obscured due to burning oild field smoke. The plane hit the TACAN polse during landing, damaging the right wing. Successful landing.
01/03/91	CH-47D	84-24177	Callsign "Hercules 177" Co-Pilot CWO3 Robert Hughes (35) - KIA Pilot MAJ Marie Therese Rossi Cayton (32) - KIA Flight Engineer SSgt. Mike Alan Garrett (31) - KIA Crew Chief Spc. William C. Brace (24) - KIA Door Gunner CPL/E-4 Brian Miller - injured	B Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment		A/C was conducting a mission in support of Operation Desert Storm and while flying at 250 ft AGL and 120 KIAS, unaided at night, it struck an unlit microwave tower, crashed, and was totally destroyed by fire. The weather was CAVU/clear and 100% moon illumination. Story
02/03/91	UH-1H	67-17161	5 injured	6th Btn, 101st Avn		In the desert when you take off the aircraft is enveloped in a cloud of dust with no visual reference. The technique is to maintain the aircraft attitude while applying torque as necessary up to maximum until clear of the dust cloud. The pilot had applied the torque and was about above the the dirt with little or no airspeed when the engine failed. This altitude does not allow much reduction of the collective because of high rates of decent. The pilot did the best he could with the rotor he had remaining and touched down tail low allowing the tailboom, then the aft fuselage and landing gear to help dissipate the downward g-force. That is what saved them. The ripping up of the rest of the body occurred because the aircraft bounced up and spun around. The main injury happend because the right seat shoulder seat belt (recoil harness) failed and the pilot ate the cyclic and right door post. Broken jaw and teeth.

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??/??/??	UH-60A	78-22974				After returning on a ship from Iraq, preflight inspection revealed cracks where the transmission mounts to the airframe; sent on a truck for depot level overhaul
??/??/??	MH-53J	69-5795		20th SOS/1st SOW		Tail separated during hard landing. After removal of excess weight, helo transported by CH-53E and then by C-5 back to USA. Repaired.
06/03/91	AH-1J	157777/MP-425		HMA-773		crashed, engine failure
08/03/91	F/A-18C	163728/WD-06		VMFA-212	south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	collided with 163729, Pilot ejected
08/03/91	F/A-18C	163729/WD-07		VMFA-212	south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	collided with 163728, Pilot ejected
12/03/91	UH-60A	86-24546	Pilot 1Lt. Joseph Dillon Maks (38) - KIA Pilot CWO2 Patrick Anthony Donaldson (30) - KIA CE SPC Kelly D. Phillips (22) - KIA Flight Medic Sgt. Michael Sean Smith (25) - KIA 2 Iraqi patients - killed	36 MED Det.		A/C was flying at 70 KIAS while transporing two wounded Iraqi soldiers during a night medevac mission when it struck ground in a wings-level, nose-low attitude, CFIT
13/03/91	F-16C	88-0453/HL	Callsign "Spider 32" Pilot Captain Leonard S. Dick	421st TFS		total electrical failure during training flight, destroyed, pilot ejected
19/03/91	AV-8B	162743/VL-04	Pilot Capt. B.B. Ellington	VMA-331		Hit water on final approach to the USS Nassau (LHA-4) at night. Crashed into the Red Sea. Pilot ejected and was recovered back by a small boat from the USS MANITOWOC (LST-1180) to the carrier with minor injuries.
31/03/91	RF-4C	64-1056	Pilot Cpt. John Norman - ejected WSO Cpt. Jeff Kregel - ejected	106th TRS/117th TRW		Bleed air duct failure and a catastrophic engine failure right after take-off from Bahrain. Crew was rescued by SH-3G BuNo 148047/HU-744 "Angel 744". More info on SH-3 page.
31/03/91	C-130H	"469"	6 (of 6) crew KIA 92 (of 95) passengers KIA	RSAF	Ras-al-Mishab Airport, Saudi Arabia	Crashed on approach due to a heavy smoke. The Saudi Hercules flew 95 Senegalese soldiers back from pilgrimage to Mecca to their base at Ras-al-Mishab. The soldiers were based in Saudi Arabia as part of the allied forces in the First Gulf War. Visibility was poor resulting from the clouds of smoke from the oil wells set ablaze in southern Kuwait by Iraqi troops
01/04/91	OH-58D	87-00728		D Co 1-1st AVN		crashed, fuel boost pump failed
01/04/91	OH-58A	69-16335		2-227th AVN	King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	crashed, rotor rpm decayed on approach to King Abdulaziz Air Base, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
04/04/91	OH-58C	68-16753	Pilot WO1 Christopher Andre Martin (29) - KIA Observer SFC Russell Frank Awalt (31) - KIA	A Comp, 4-229th AVN, 11th Combat Aviation Brigade	southern Iraq	CFIT during night recce mission
05/04/91	SA-342M	3474/94/CXM		1er RHC, French AF		Belonging to the 1er RHC but allocated to the RHC Daguet in Saudi Arabia, crashed due to an engine surge on take off. The crew (1er RHC as well) escaped unhurt but the Gazelle was a complete loss, later used as a ground instruction airframe in Bourges. This machine was the third SA 342M from the batch produced for the ALAT, having been originally delivered on the 10 april 1980.

LtCol. Faizz Abdullah Al Reshidi was a Kuwait Air Force pilot, flying Gazelle anti-tank helicopter. He studied in a flight school located in Seattle, Tacoma, USA to become a commercial pilot. Once graduated he came back to Kuwait and applied to Kuwait Airways being rejected as at that time Kuwait Airways was hiring only british qualified pilots. Al Reshidi continued his studies in another flight school in Jordan and earned his private pilot licence from "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Civil Aviation Authority" on June 23rd, 1984. After this licence he came back to Kuwait and decided to join the Air Force. Due to his skills and licences he had been selected to fly and operate the Aerospatiale "Gazelle" helicopter. August 2nd, 1990, Iraqi forces started the invasion of Kuwait and quickly overrun its defences. Iraqi fighters took off from their bases in Iraq crossing Kuwaiti airspace, trying to evade radars and ignoring autharizations from Kuwaiti tower controls of Ahmed Al Jaber and Ali Al Salem. At 11:00am scrambled the first group of Kuwaiti first line of quick alert fighters consisting of F-1CK Mirage being soon outnumbered and overrun. The second wave of fighters took off from Ahmed Al Jaber air base and consisted of A-4KU Skyhawks that intercepted and downed some Iraqi helicopters. At midnight Kuwait Air Force called at arms all the pilots, even those who were out for health reasons or out of the country. Among those pilots was LtCol. Al Reshidi. He was requested to join his squadron at 1:00am. At 2:00am he took off with his unit to intercept and attack enemy helicopters, tanks and troops invading Kuwait soil. His collegues said "He fought like a warrior" and also he was the only Kuwaiti pilot who operated the Gazelle in a way no one could even imagine and he was well known for his sharpshooting skills being able to fire in movement without hovering as most of helicopters do. He took down numbers of Iraqi helicopters and sniped out most of the tanks that was on his path. He came back to his airbase to refuel and rearm, but his squadron was requested to fuel and fly to the near kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Iraqi waves were non-stopping and Kuwaiti forces started to run out of ammunition with no chances to defende their country. LtCol. Al Reshidi refused to withdraw from the line, but his Gazelle was used to evacuate the Royal family members to Saudi Arabia. So he joined his colleagues in a Super Puma helicopter but soon realized there was no way to make it back home as Iraqi forces were taking partial control of the country. So they headed to Ahmed Al Jaber airbase to pick up pilots left behind and rejoin in Saudi. On the way to the airbase the ATC at Ali Al Salem and Ahmed Al Jaber lost contact with the SA-330H Puma - it was shot down by friendly fire of I-HAWK, one of Kuwaiti anti-aricraft battery, killing all 4 crew members.