ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46969
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| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 349 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA11 |
| MSN: | 6H-11/B-015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ville-du-Bois, Vielsalm, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain AB, Belgium (EBBE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nominally ex-USAF 78-0126. Written off 12/3/1981: Crashed near Ville-du-Bois (not far from Vielsalm), Belgium, killing pilot Captain Jean-Marie Paul. During a low level interception an actuator from the leading edge automatic flap broke, and the F-16 went out of control and dived into the ground. Pilot did not eject.
NOTE: although the F-16 was on charge with 349 Sqn Belgische Luchmacht at the time of the crash, the pilot was from 350 Sqn, having "borrowed" the aircraft, as his "own" F-16 was unserviceable.
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200082.html
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/126/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
4. http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+1+%3A+FA-01+-+FA-20
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2009 11:36 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2011 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2013 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:40 | Koumes | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2020 14:16 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2022 00:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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