United States Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet 163484
17th February 2018., Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Although painted as 163484, the excellent Joe Baugher resource lists the following for 163484, so it is highly unlikely that this is the actual aircraft .......
163484 (VFA-81) shot down Jan 17, 1991 during Desert Storm. Capt. Michael Speicher KIA. Loss attributed to a missile fired by an Iraqi MiG-25PD. Was shot down by Lt Zuhair Dawoud
of Iraqi AF flying MiG-25PDS of 90 Sqn.
On Aug 2, 2009, the Pentagon reported that Captain Speicher's remains had been identified.
In early July 2009, Iraqi civilians led US Marines to a location in the desert where Speicher's plane had crashed. Speicher
had been killed in the crash and his body was buried by Bedouins at the site.
Remains were recovered over several days and were flown to Dover AFB for identification.
United States Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet 163484
17th February 2018., Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Although painted as 163484, the excellent Joe Baugher resource lists the following for 163484, so it is highly unlikely that this is the actual aircraft .......
163484 (VFA-81) shot down Jan 17, 1991 during Desert Storm. Capt. Michael Speicher KIA. Loss attributed to a missile fired by an Iraqi MiG-25PD. Was shot down by Lt Zuhair Dawoud
of Iraqi AF flying MiG-25PDS of 90 Sqn.
On Aug 2, 2009, the Pentagon reported that Captain Speicher's remains had been identified.
In early July 2009, Iraqi civilians led US Marines to a location in the desert where Speicher's plane had crashed. Speicher
had been killed in the crash and his body was buried by Bedouins at the site.
Remains were recovered over several days and were flown to Dover AFB for identification.