ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46362
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| Date: | 02-MAY-1999 |
| Time: | 02:20 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16CG |
| Owner/operator: | 555th FS, 31st FW, USAF (555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 88-0550 |
| MSN: | 1C-152 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Nakucani, Šabac, Mačva, Western Serbia -
 Serbia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aviano AB, Italy (AVB/LIPA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 2 May 1999 during combat operations over Nakucani, Šabac, Mačva, Western Serbia at approximate co ordinates Latitude 44°36' 5" north, Longitude 19°40'1.8" east.
Claims that the F-16CG were shot down by Yugoslav Neva-M (SA-3 Goa) surface-to-air- missile (SAM) from 3rd Battalion 250th Missile Brigade during the Balkan conflict are not quite accurate. The missile was a "near miss", and failed to strike the F-16, but it did explode in close proximity of the F-16, causing the pieces of shrapnel to both penetrate the airframe and be ingested into the engine.
The pilot (Lieutenant Colonel David Goldfein) survived, ejected safely, and was subsequently rescued by a SAR Helicopter just 20 minutes after landing. The tail section and canopy have been displayed at the Museum Of Warplanes in Belgrade since 1999 .
Sources:
1. Air Forces Monthly APR 2002, p31
2. http://www.f-16.net/news_article214.html
3. http://failheap-challenge.com/showthread.php?892-russian-planes-appreciation-thread/page111
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0abac
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
6. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2787/
7. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2010 03:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2013 01:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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