ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46895
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1983 |
| Time: | c. 09:20 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 81-0664 |
| MSN: | 61-345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hornberg-Kirchberg/Jagst -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hahn AB (EDAH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was number two in a two-ship low-level training exercise. Towards the end of the exercise the number two aircraft was setting up to be the interceptor for a second time when the aircraft struck a fire house in Hornberg, Germany. The aircraft wreckage continued across the street and into the basement of a two story dwelling. Unfortunately First Lieutenant Steven L. Wallis was killed. Fortunately there were no casualties on the ground.
Sources:
1. http://www.feuerwehr-kirchberg.de/ffw/docs/hornberg83_2.htm
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1005/
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
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jul-2012 07:05 | Chr. Hölscher | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2013 00:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2017 10:22 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Feb-2018 08:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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