ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155924
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| Date: | Monday 13 May 2013 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | TAI/..-.. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Yarpuz/Osmaniye -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Merzifon AB (MZH/LTAP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16C-Block 50 of 151 Filo, Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) based at Merzifon AB, was on an operational mission flying over the Amanos Mountains in the Southern province of Osmaniye when contact was lost around 14.15 local time.
According to statement put out by the Turkish Armed Forces said the last communique from the pilot was "I'm ejecting". Pilot, Captain Hamza Gümüşsoy ejected but did not survive. The F-16C came down on the Carsik Plateau, near the village of Yarpuz, 16 miles (25 Km) from the Turkish/Syrian Border
Sources:
1. http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/osmaniyede-f16-dustu.html
2. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25442129/
3. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-fighter-jet-crashes-near-syrian-border-pilot-dead.aspx?PageID=238&NID=46783&NewsCatID=341
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22513439
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170702084322/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/_2013/2013.htm
6. http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=23971
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2013 09:49 | hggultek | Added |
| 13-May-2013 14:17 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2013 13:22 | Penu | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 14-May-2013 23:45 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2013 23:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2013 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 18:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2014 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2014 15:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 12-Nov-2014 15:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Feb-2021 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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