| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 73-1668 |
| Alternate Serial: | 31668 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild YA-10A Thunderbolt II |
| C/n (msn): | A10-0005 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - James M Cox Dayton InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDAY IATA: DAY Local: DAY Other: - |
| Event: | Dayton Air Show 1976 |
| Photo Date: | 24 July 1976 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 423940 |
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This was the 5th of 6 pre-production aircraft. Ca.3/75: TOS USAF and assigned to the 3246th Test Wing of the Air Development Test Center at Eglin AFB, FL. Its specific test mission was Independent Initial Operational and Evaluation, and stores certification. 11 Mar '82: Crashed onto the Santa Rosa Island Range Complex and written off. Pilot okay. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 December 2021, and has since been viewed 279 times. |