ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46522
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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1994 |
| Time: | 14:08 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 80th FSqn /8th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0274 |
| MSN: | 5C-535 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yellow Sea, 2 miles off Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunsan AB, South Korea (KUN/RKJK) |
| Kunsan AB, South Korea (KUN/RKJK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16C 87-0274 of the 80th FS, 8th FW, USAF (call sign COBRA 11) was written off on May 6 1994 when collided in mid-air over the Yellow Sea with an F-15C (78-0530, call sign RAZOR 01) of the 67th FS at approximately 19,000 feet
The crash happened at 14:08 local, at co-ordinates 36'15" N, 125'59" E, 2 miles off Boryeong (Daecheon Beach), a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Both aircraft were destroyed upon impact with the water.
The resulting crash killed the pilot of the F-15, Captain John Kindred. The F-16 pilot (Captain Timothy W. Strawther) ejected safely, sustained only minor injuries, and was rescued approximately 35 minutes later
Sources:
1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2300/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
5. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030240194.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Feb-2011 06:21 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 04:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 04:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 12:33 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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