ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46559
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 February 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A(R) Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-195 |
| MSN: | 6D-102/L-205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 Km N of Geffen, Maasdonk, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB, Netherlands (UDE/EHVK) |
| Volkel AB, Netherlands (UDE/EHVK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 83-1195, delivered 31 October 1985. modified to F-16A(R), which allowed use of Oldelft Orpheus reconnaissance pod formerly used by RF-104G. Written off 10 February 1993 when the aircraft was lost very shortly after take off from Volkel AB. After performing touch and goes it suffered flight control problems, and crashed 1 km north of Geffen, Maasdonk, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands, at approximate co-ordinates: 51°44′21″N 5°27′50″E
The pilot, "Torch" Timmers, ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19930211&id=LC-19930211-3010&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1525
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1983.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019115642/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1993.htm#feb
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geffen,_Netherlands
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 02:52 | harro | Updated |
| 10-Nov-2013 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2013 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 11:06 | INV | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2021 14:31 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 22:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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