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| Date: | Thursday 11 October 2018 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA-128 |
| MSN: | 6H-128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Florennes AFB, Namur -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes EBFS |
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A technician accidentally opened fire from a plane during ground maintenance. An F-16 was hit by the bullets and destroyed by fire on the tarmac, 2 people were injured (hearing disorders).
Another F-16 received minor damage.
Sources:
https://www.sudinfo.be/id79718/article/2018-10-11/incroyable-florennes-un-armurier-tire-sur-un-f-16-sans-faire-expres-lavion
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http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2805/
https://twitter.com/scramble_nl/status/1050409708690071552/photo/1
Media:
Breaking news!! At Florennes air base (Belgium) an F-16 Fighting Falcon was completely damaged due to a fire which broke out during maintenance work. Two people are reported to be injured. Read more at https://t.co/UCddkzegDU pic.twitter.com/9UPeW2aBV3
— Scramble (@scramble_nl) October 11, 2018
2 injured, F-16 destroyed in an explosion during a ground maintenance at the Florennes military base in Florennes, Belgium pic.twitter.com/kaE2WSPXT8
— Khalid khi (@khalid_pk) 11 octobre 2018
NEWS @BelgiumDefence - Le 11 octobre 2018 vers 14 h10, un incendie s’est déclaré au cours de travaux de maintenance sur un F-16 sur la Base de Florennes. L'avion a brûlé. Un deuxième avion a subi des dommages collatéraux.
— Belgian Air Force🇧🇪 (@BeAirForce) 11 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2018 18:17 | MV-DP | Added |
| 11-Oct-2018 18:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 18:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2018 15:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2018 15:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 15:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
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