ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46549
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16B |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Wg Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FB11 |
| MSN: | 6J-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL/EBCI) |
| Beauvechain AB, Belgium (EBBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 78-0172, built by SABCA, and originally delivered to Belgian Air Force September 21 1981. Written off June 23 1993: Crashed due to a bird strike during delivery flight from SABCA at Gosselies (Brussels South Charleroi Airport), to Beauvechain AB after getting the "Falcon 2000" F-16 mid-life update.
Aircraft came down at Marche-en-Famenne, Walloon municipality, Province of Luxembourg, at approximate co-ordinates: 50°13′N 05°20′E. Both crew, from the Belgische Luchtmacht Flight Test Centre, Major Frank Dewinne and Lieutenant Colonel Marc D'Espallier, ejected without injuries.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/172/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosselies_Airfield
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm [Not working anymore]
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+8+%3A+FB-01+-+FB-24 [Not working anymore]
6. https://www.belgian-wings.be/lockheed-martin-f-16b-m
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Nov-2013 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2013 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:09 | Lotos | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 00:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-May-2023 05:11 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[Location]] |
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