ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46846
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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 157th TFSqn /169th FWg South Carolina ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0323 |
| MSN: | 61-108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Townsend Bombing Ranges, McIntosh County, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McEntire ANGB, SC, (MMT/KMMT) |
| McEntire ANGB, SC, (MMT/KMMT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off February 7 1985: hit the ground during a low level practice run on the Townsend Bombing Ranges in McIntosh County, Georgia after engine flamed out. Pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/503/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
4. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/townsend.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Sep-2013 03:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 17:25 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 17:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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