Incident General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon FA06,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46818
 
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Date:Monday 2 September 1985
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:350 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FA06
MSN: 6H-6
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bois Du Vesty, near Rochefort, Namur -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Beauvechain AB, Belgium (EBBE)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAF 78-0121, delivered 19/9/1979: Crashed on 2/9/1985 at Bois du Vesty, Havrenne, near Rochefort, Belgium after the pilot, Captain Etienne De Meulenaer, ejected safely

Sources:

1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=260 [Not working anymore]
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/121/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20090215024916/http://ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/BELGIUM/f_16_belgium.htm
4. http://www.belgian-wings.be/webpages//navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Lockheed%20F-16AM/Lockheed%20F-16A%20FA-006.html [Not working anymore]
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
6. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/Part+1+:+FA-01+-+FA-20 [Not working anymore]
7. https://www.belgian-wings.be/lockheed-martin-f-16a-part-1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
27-Oct-2013 17:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
04-Nov-2013 00:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source]
09-Nov-2014 08:25 giggs Updated [Operator]
11-Feb-2021 13:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
06-Nov-2022 10:55 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
03-May-2023 05:12 Peter Ziegler Updated [[Location]]

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