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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1996 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 315 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-012 |
| MSN: | 6D-168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 62 miles NE of the coast of Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente airfield (NL) |
Crashed due to Bird strike. Crashed into the North Sea 62 miles northeast of Norfolk. Pilot, Capt. L.X de Layahe, ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2530/
2. http://www.prk-aviation.nl/F-16%20database%20RNLAF.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194638/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1996.htm#jan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2009 09:03 | harro | Updated |
| 27-May-2013 01:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 27-May-2013 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2013 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Nov-2014 15:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 12:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Feb-2021 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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