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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 253 Sqn Israeli AF (IDF/AF) |
| Registration: | 276 |
| MSN: | 6V-56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ramon AB, SW of Beersheba, Mitzpe Ramon. -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramon AB, Israel (LLRM) |
Ex-USAF 80-0657, delivered under operation "Peace Marble I" on 15/7/1981. Written off when collided with F-16A '266' (ex-USAF 80-0650) near Ramon Air Base, southwest of Beersheba, near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. The pilot ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/796/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20100123081036/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/ISRAEL/f16_israel.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Airbase
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/253_Squadron_(Israel)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2013 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2013 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2014 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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