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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 140 Sqn Republic of Singapore AF |
| Registration: | 883 |
| MSN: | 27-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea, off coast of Singapore -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tengah, Singapore (TGA/WSAT) |
Ex-USAF 87-0400, delivered under FMS Program: Peace Carvin I, on July 30th 1991. Written off July 8th 1991 when lost due to a mid-air collision with another F-16A (87-0397, 880) which landed safely back at Tengah, Singapore. The pilot ejected safely. The other aircraft, took a while to repair. This mishap occurred over the South China Sea
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2426/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20160806181039/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/SINGAPORE/f_16_singapore.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/140_Squadron,_Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force
5. http://www.codeonemagazine.com/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2013 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2014 13:33 | Roup | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Feb-2021 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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