ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160887
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| Date: | Sunday 22 September 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) |
| Registration: | 817 |
| MSN: | 02-2121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thumrayt -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thumrayt AB, Oman |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On September 22 2013 an Omani airman was killed in the second training accident to befall the Sultanate's Air Force 18 Sqn in less than a fortnight, the defence ministry announced Monday.
"Pilot Officer Abdelmalek Ben Yacoub al-Afifi was killed when the fighter he was flying crashed on Sunday evening," the ministry said, without giving further details.
Press reports - see links below - indicate that the aircraft in question was a Lockheed Martin F-16, and all of the Royal Air Force of Oman's F-16C/D-50 fleet are operated by 18 Squadron, RAFO and based at Thumrayt in the Dhofar Governate of South western Oman.
Sources:
1. http://main.omanobserver.om/?p=16020
2. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/23/oman-airman-dies-in-second-training-accident-in-weeks.html
3. https://www.defensenews.com/article/20130923/DEFREG04/309230021/Oman-Airman-Dies-Second-Training-Accident-Weeks/?odyssey=nav%7Chead
4. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/oman-military-pilot-killed-in-training-crash-1.1234561
5. http://www.f-16.net/units_airforce160.html
6. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/aircraft-assignments-active/unit/RAFO%2018%20sqn/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2013 07:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Sep-2013 00:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2015 07:49 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2018 12:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
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