ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46760
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 85-1424 |
| MSN: | 5C-204 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weselberg/Wallhalben -
 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 |
Flew into the ground. Pilot 1st Lieutenant John Bates "Rip" Holmberg II.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1780/
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
4. http://peacetime-casualties.findthedata.org/l/8488/John-Bates-Holmberg-Ii
5. Wilmington Morning Star 24 June 1987: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19870624&id=kFNIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2147,3193297
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2012 02:55 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2013 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2013 19:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2018 17:33 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2019 07:00 | Buckeroo44 | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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