ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94223
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A-15S Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Registration: | 85720 |
| MSN: | 5G-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pakistan/Afghanistan Border -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kamra PAFB, Pakistan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 29 April 1987 after being accidentally shot down: hit by a Sidewinder fired by another F-16, flown by Squadron Leader Amjad Javed, while engaging enemy over Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan. Pilot - Flight Lieutenant Shahid Sikandar Khan - ejected safely
Aircraft was PAF 85720 (ex-USAF 81-0918) delivered 17 December 1984 under FMS "Peace Gate II"
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170822171656/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/PAKISTAN/F-16.htm
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1205/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1981.html
4. https://www.linkedin.com/start/join?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fgroups%2F3232737%2F3232737-79678040&trk=login_reg_redirect
The Indian Express 1 May 1987, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2011 15:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2013 20:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:28 | Digger | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2019 20:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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