ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46894
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 349 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA13 |
| MSN: | 6H-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bierbeek, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain AB, Belgium (EBBE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 10 May 1983 due to engine failure on take off. FA13 attempted an emergency landing, but the aircraft was too low, and the F-16 impacted the ground near Bierbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, after the pilot, Captain Herman Devos, ejected safely
Aircraft was ex-USAF 78-0128, delivered 28 January 1980
Sources:
1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=260
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/128/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+1+%3A+FA-01+-+FA-20 [Not working anymore]
6. https://www.belgian-wings.be/lockheed-martin-f-16a-part-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Oct-2013 03:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:23 | Heil | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-May-2023 05:26 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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