ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46835
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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 363rd TFWg /19th TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 83-1117 |
| MSN: | 61-670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Campbell, Hopkinsville, Kentucky -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SSC/KSSC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off April 27 1985: Hit the ground near Fort Campbell, Kentucky killing the pilot, Captain Edgar Earl Johnson, Jr. His funeral took place on July 4 1985 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Lost instruments in bad weather.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1447/
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1983.html
4. http://peacetime-casualties.findthedata.org/l/26484/Edgar-E-Johnson-Jr
5. http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/bexar/ftsamnat/j/ft_sam_j04.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Sep-2013 04:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 17:22 | dlwooley | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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