ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46961
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1981 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 322 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-237 |
| MSN: | 6D-26/L-050 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Lauwersoog, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands (EHLW) |
| Leeuwarden AB, Netherlands (EHLW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nominally ex-USAF 78-0237, delivered 3/4/1981. Written off 3/6/1981 when only three months old: an engine problem brought down this aircraft off Lauwersoog, a village in the municipality of De Marne in the Dutch province of Groningen, Netherlands (at approximate coordinates 53° 24'N, 6°13'E). The pilot managed to eject safely
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
2. http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/03-06-1981/msgnr/135
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/237/
4. http://www.prk-aviation.nl/F-16%20database%20RNLAF.htm
5. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Netherlands.htm
6. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000500710L.html
Images:
Part of wreckage of J-237 recovered by farmer.
Part of wreckage of J-237 recovered by farmer.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 06:16 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2011 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2011 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
| 29-Oct-2013 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:00 | Paco | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2016 06:36 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 25-Apr-2016 06:36 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 25-Apr-2016 06:37 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 21:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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