It belonged to a unit from Bentwaters Air Base but at the time of the accident was stationed at Nörvenich Air Base.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed in the city on 8 December 1988.
1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics | 1988 in music | Crash | Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Canadian federal election, 1988 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 | Wall Street Crash of 1929 | Crash Test Dummies | United States presidential election, 1988 | crash | 1988 Winter Olympics | 1988 in film | 1988 in baseball | Crash (2004 film) | 1988–89 in English football | Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Twins (1988 film) | 1988 in television | 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash | UEFA Euro 1988 | Crash Holly | United States House of Representatives elections, 1988 | Snow Crash | Crash (South Korean band) | Billy "Crash" Craddock | 1988 World Series | Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Remscheid |
As he was unable to reach land, the pilot landed G-EBMT in the sea near the Belgian trawler Gaby.