ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46678
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 October 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA85 |
| MSN: | 6H-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Budel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium (EBBL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3576, delivered 29 June 1984. Written off 25 October 1989: Crashed into a wooded area, when "fell out of the sky" near Budel, a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, in the municipality of Cranendonck, 25 km outside Eindhoven, Netherlands, after suffering a bird strike. Pilot, Slt. Eric Bosmans ejected safely whilst the aircraft was on approach to Kleine Brogel AB.
On 21/03/98: tail noted in maintenance hangar Kleine Brogel.
on 06/09/98: tail noted Kleine Brogel, fuselage nearby
16/11/99: last noted Kleine Brogel (dump) - presumed scrapped in late 1999/early 2000
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19891026&id=LC-19891026-1007&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
4. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/846/
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+5+%3A+FA-81+-+FA-100
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:41 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Nov-2013 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:56 | Leopard DX | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 11:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jun-2022 23:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2022 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2023 06:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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