ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46749
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| Date: | Monday 19 October 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 85-1463 |
| MSN: | 5C-243 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoxberg (Lebach) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramstein AB (RMS/ETAR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided in mid-air with an F-5E (74-01534) over Lebach killing the F-16 pilot, Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Allain.
The F-16 came down at the local district of Hoxberg, within the town limits of Lebach. The F-5 reportedly came down near Nonweiler, local to the town of Selbach and its pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1819/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 21 October 1987
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Nov-2013 20:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2018 17:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2021 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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