ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46730
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 313th TFSqn /50th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 85-1401 |
| MSN: | 5C-181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bodenheim, 8 km SSE of Mainz (Rhl.-Pfalz) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramstein AB, West Germany (RMS/ETAR) |
| Hahn AB, West Germany (EDAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 29 June 1988, two F-16C-25Fs of 313th TFS, 50th TFW, USAF (84-1395 and 85-1401) collided and crashed near Bodenheim, 8 km South-South-East of Mainz (Rhl.-Pfalz). One pilot (Captain Mike Crandall) was killed, the other (Captain Bob McCormack) ejected and sustained neck burns and back injuries on ejection. However it had not yet been established which pilot was in which aircraft
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1985.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1757/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:08 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2013 13:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 13:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2013 02:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2013 02:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
| 23-Nov-2020 18:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2021 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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