ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46735
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| Date: | Monday 18 April 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | 526th TFS, 86th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 85-1462 |
| MSN: | 5C-242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Erzberg, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramstein AB (RMS/ETAR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 18 April 1988: Hit the ground in Erzberg, Germany near the town of Hermeskeil, Trier-Saarburg district, in Rheinland-Pfalz. The pilot ejected safely. According to contemporary media reports, "aircraft struck into free field but missed an Army Ammo-Depot by 200 meters and the Hermeskeil hospital by 600 meters."
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1818/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1985.html
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-May-2013 04:17 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2013 01:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 19:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 02:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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