ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46626
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| Date: | Thursday 28 February 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 323 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-200 |
| MSN: | 6D-107/L-210 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 130 nm NW of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Connigsby, Lincolnshire, UK (EGXC) |
| Leeuwarden AFB (EHLW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 83-1200, delivered 26 March 1986. Written off 28 February 1991 when the aircraft went down in the North Sea, about 130 nautical miles north west of Texel, Frisian Islands, Netherlands. The aircraft was on a sortie from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, UK. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Ed W. "Klep" Gelens, did not eject, and was killed in the incident.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19910301&id=LC-19910301-1007&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1530/
3. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/Netherlands/f_16_netherlands.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1983.html
5. http://www.flyingbrick.nl/f16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:51 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jan-2013 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2013 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2013 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2019 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2021 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Feb-2024 13:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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