ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46734
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| Date: | Friday 20 May 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A |
| Owner/operator: | 309th TFS, 31st TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 80-0574 |
| MSN: | 61-295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leach Lake Air Force Gunnery Range, near Barstow, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) |
| Nellis AFB, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed 20 May 1988 when caught fire in flight (engine fire?) and crashed onto the Leach Lake Air Force Gunnery range, near Barstow, California, USA, during practise bombing run. Pilot ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1003281/
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/713/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leach_Lake_Tactics_Range
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2013 02:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2013 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
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