ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146841
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| Date: | Sunday 22 July 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-16CM-50P Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 14th FSqn /35th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 92-3886 |
| MSN: | CC-128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 870 km ENE of Nemuro City, Hokkaidou, East of Kuril Islands. -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Misawa AFB RJSM |
| Eielson AFB, Alaska | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Japanese public broadcaster, NHK, quoted the Japan Coast Guard in reporting that a US F-16 jet from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan crashed into the sea at around 11.30 am local approximately 870 km ENE of Nemuro City, Hokkaidou, East of Kuril Islands on Sunday.
The Japan Coast Guard has found and rescued the pilot uninjured. At 17:45, pilot was found and rescued by Hokkou Maru, a fisheries research vessel of the Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute. At 18:00, the pilot was transferred to nearby American container vessel.
Sources:
1. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/us-fighter-jet-crashes-into-sea-off-japan/story-e6frea7u-1226432095157
2. http://hnf.fra.affrc.go.jp/youran/hokko.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20130801221048/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123310900
4. http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailyYomiuri
5. https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20120722-00000037-mai-soci
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1992.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2012 00:04 | bp | Added |
| 22-Jul-2012 08:29 | MART.in | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2012 11:15 | bp | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2013 15:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2013 02:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Jan-2017 08:23 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Apr-2020 14:42 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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