ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46743
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| Date: | Thursday 11 February 1988 |
| Time: | c. 1100 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A (R) Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 306 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-639 |
| MSN: | 6D-71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | east of Haaksbergen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB, Netherlands (UDE/EHVK) |
| Enschede Airport Twente (ENS/EHTW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3639, delivered 30 August 1983. Modified to F-16A(R), which allowed use of Oldelft Orpheus reconnaissance pod formerly used by RF-104G. Written off 11 February 1988 when crashed following an engine failure near Volkel AB, and came down east of Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Twente, Netherlands.
The pilot intended to divert to Twente Air Base (Enschede Airport Twente (ENS/EHTW)) but was unable to keep airborne long enough. The aircraft crashed in moorland and was destroyed. The pilot managed to eject safely. He parachuted across the border and landed in Germany.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19880212&id=LC-19880212-3013&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/909/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194624/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1988.htm#feb
5. http://www.flyingbrick.nl/f16.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:01 | harro | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2013 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2019 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 14:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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