ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46541
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA64 |
| MSN: | 6H-64/B-138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neochorion, Western Peloponnesos -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Souda Air Base, Greece (LGSA) |
| Souda Air Base, Greece (LGSA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3555, built by SABCA and delivered 15 June 1983. Written off 7 September 1993 when hit power lines at 450 feet near Neochorion, Western Peloponnesos, Greece. 23 Squadron, Belgische Luchtmacht was involved in an exchange of squadrons with the 340 Mira, Hellenic Air Force, at Souda Bay, Greece. (Located within Chania International Airport, Akrotiri Penninsula, Crete: CHQ/LGSA)
The pilot, Cdt. Dirk Claeys, ejected safely. He was the same pilot that had previously ejected from F-16B FB13 on January 9 1992 (which see)
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.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/825/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
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+4+%3A+FA-61+-+FA-80
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souda_Bay#Souda_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2013 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:10 | King | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Mar-2021 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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