ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46732
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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 1988 |
| Time: | c. 09:00 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | J-625 |
| MSN: | 6D-57/L-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Goose Bay, Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland (YYR/CYR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-USAF 80-3625, delivered 30 November 1982. Written off 4 June 1988: Crashed near Goose Bay, Newfoundland. The pilot, Captain Bob Verkroost, was able to eject safely. The pilot was on a low level training flight. Captain Verkroost later ejected from J-359 on September 23, 1992...probably the only pilot ever to eject from a KLu F-16 twice
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19880606&id=LC-19880606-3015&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/895/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
4. http://www.flyingbrick.nl/f16.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194624/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1988.htm#jun
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 01:05 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2013 02:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2019 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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