Registration / Serial:163195
Military Code:CG-15
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas V-8 Harrier
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
C/n (msn):110
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
Unit Markings:VMA-231
City / Airport:Chicago / West Chicago - Dupage (KDPA / DPA)Map
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Event:DuPage Air Show 1993
Photo Date:24 July 1993
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Photo ID:421231Submit Correction
View count: 165
10 Mar 1988: First flight. 31 Mar 1988: TOS USMC and assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. By 7/93: VMA-231, MCAS Cherry Point. 16 Feb 1996: "Crashed after apparently being struck by lightning shortly after takeoff from Cherry Point in foggy and windy conditions. The lightning set fire to one wing, then part of the wing broke off. The aircraft went down in a wooded area west of the airfield during a routine training mission. Pilot never ejected from his plane." (Aviation Safety Network)
Registration / Serial:163195
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
C/n (msn):110
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Chicago / West Chicago - Dupage (KDPA / DPA)Map
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Photo Date:24 July 1993
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Registration / Serial:163195
Military Code:CG-15
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas V-8 Harrier
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
C/n (msn):110
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
Unit Markings:VMA-231
City / Airport:Chicago / West Chicago - Dupage (KDPA / DPA)Map
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Event:DuPage Air Show 1993
Photo Date:24 July 1993
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact
Photo ID:421231Submit Correction
View count: 165
10 Mar 1988: First flight. 31 Mar 1988: TOS USMC and assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223), MCAS Cherry Point, NC. By 7/93: VMA-231, MCAS Cherry Point. 16 Feb 1996: "Crashed after apparently being struck by lightning shortly after takeoff from Cherry Point in foggy and windy conditions. The lightning set fire to one wing, then part of the wing broke off. The aircraft went down in a wooded area west of the airfield during a routine training mission. Pilot never ejected from his plane." (Aviation Safety Network)
Registration / Serial:163195
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
C/n (msn):110
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Airport:Chicago / West Chicago - Dupage (KDPA / DPA)Map
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Photo Date:24 July 1993
Photo by:Glenn ChatfieldContact