ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46679
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 350 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA54 |
| MSN: | 6H-54 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kırkağaç Manisa Province, Aegean region -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Balıkesir Airport (BZI/LTBF) |
| Balıkesir Airport (BZI/LTBF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3545, delivered 29 September 1982. Written off 18 October 1989: Destroyed in a mid-air collision with F-16A (78-0127, FA12) both aircraft crashed into a hill at Kırkağaç, district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Western Turkey, during the landing procedure for Balikesir Air Base, in Western Turkey. The pilot, Cdt. Donald Vercaemst, was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19891019&id=LC-19891019-1013&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/815/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+3+%3A+FA-41+-+FA-60
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:39 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Nov-2013 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2013 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:56 | Leopard DX | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2021 09:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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