ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161783
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 117 Sqn Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) |
| Registration: | 277 |
| MSN: | 6V-57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ramat David, SE of Haifa, close to Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. -
 Israel
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramat David AB, Israel (LLRD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-0658, delivered under FMS Program "Peace Marble I" 26 August 1981. Written off 2 July 1986 when crashed during a low-level aerobatic manoeuver near Ramat David AB, South east of Haifa, close to Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. Pilot, Lt. Col. Yosef Eliel, didn't escape. He most probably misjudged the top altitude during a low-level loop
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/797/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20100123081036/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/ISRAEL/f16_israel.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2013 08:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Jan-2019 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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