ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46815
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 10th TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 80-0586 |
| MSN: | 61-307 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 22 miles off Adana -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Incirlik AB, Turkey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, 22 miles from Adana, Turkey. The pilot, Captain Glen E. Dupuis, was killed in the mishap. The aircraft was on a DACT (Dissimilar Air Combat Training) sortie with F-15 Eagles usually based at Bitburg. The pilot experienced spatial orientation issues and hit the water at Mach 1+.
Sources:
1. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19851023&id=LC-19851023-1015&words=+F-16%20f-16
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/725/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170306224555/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_80s.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
5. http://peacetime-casualties.findthedata.org/l/23777/Glen-E-Dupuis
6. http://www.usfallenwarriors.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=63027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2008 00:45 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jan-2013 14:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2013 05:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Feb-2021 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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