Accident General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 227,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94228
 
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Date:Sunday 28 August 1983
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:117 Sqn Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF)
Registration: 227
MSN: 6V-24
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:SE of Haifa, between Ramat David and Megiddo,Jezreel Valley -   Israel
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ramat David AB, Israel (LLRD)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAF 78-0331, delivered ot the Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) under FMS Program: Peace Marbel I, on 11 December 1980. Service with 117 Squadron, IDF/AF. Written off 28 August 1983: Was lost during a low-level flight, southeast of Haifa, close to kibbutz Ramat David and Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. Pilot, Captain Dan E. Fredman, didn't survive the crash

Sources:

1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/331/
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20100123081036/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/ISRAEL/f16_israel.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Oct-2013 04:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 21:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Feb-2021 14:34 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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