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Old 18th Jan 2013, 16:58
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con-pilot

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I hate to say this, and someone please double check as I might of missed this accident, but there is another A-7 accident that is missing from ORCA's link. Not blaming you ORCA.

This one was in Atlanta, GA. near Dobbins AFB/ANG Base. I saw the smoke and fire from the accident site from my hotel room at the Marriott. It was due to an engine failure and the pilot ejected at the last possible second and was severely injured. The A-7 ended up in an apartment complex near Dobbins and I seem to remember that there were fatalities on the ground. He was a Delta pilot along with being in the Air National Guard.

I was attending Jetstar initial school which was near Dobbins. It was the topic of conversation at Flight Safety the next day. This would have been in 1992 I believe. I'd have to look up my records which are stored somewhere to be sure.

Anybody else recall this accident?

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