ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46221
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| Date: | Thursday 12 June 2003 |
| Time: | 06:30 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 421st TFSqn /388th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 88-0424 |
| MSN: | 1C-26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south-west of Baghdad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Incirlik AFB (İncirlik Hava Üssü) (LTAG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 12 June 2003 Went down over Iraq at 6:30 hours south west of Baghdad. The F-16 pilot was flying from a forward-deployed air base in South west Asia supporting operations in Iraq. The F-16 jet (#88-0424) crashed as Operation Peninsula Strike entered day three - the biggest American military assaults since the war.
The pilot ejected safely and was picked up by friendly ground forces. The only thing that was left of the aircraft were the tail and canopy. Cause of the crash was trapped fuel in the wing tanks due to a malfunction of an unknown reason. Further to this the fuel was not being monitored as the pilot was heading up to the tanker to get gas the engine flamed out.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 292]
2. http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2003/F-16CG_AOR_12Jun03.pdf
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2661/
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218164837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_00s.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation/Anniversaries/June_12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Nov-2013 20:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2021 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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