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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 1991 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | 4th TFS, 388th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 88-0483 |
| MSN: | 1C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Night Camel West Training Area, northeastern Saudi Arabia -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Al Dhafra Air Base (DHF/OMAM) |
Written off 8 January 1991 when crashed during a night-time training mission.The mishap occurred in the north-eastern part of Saudi Arabia at Night Camel West training area. 88-0483 Crashed killing the pilot, Captain Michael L. Chinburg, during a night training flight. It is believed to have been from spatial disorientation. Deployed for Desert Storm, but did not see any combat.
Sources:
1. Aviation Week & Space Technology 14-1-1991
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2720/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
4. http://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/f-16.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2009 05:34 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jan-2013 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2013 15:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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