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 Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 04:21 PM
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A Belgian F-16A crashed today in Peer (on the military domain of Kleine-Brogel) at 15:00.
The pilot ejected safely. |
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Lieven
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Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 05:23 PM
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<a href="http://www.f-16.net/news_article4612.html">Belgian F-16 crashed at Kleine Brogel - Pilot safe</a>
We'll post updates as they become available.
First rumors indicate the aircraft was <a href="http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1978/">FA-99</a>. |
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phil
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Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 06:06 PM
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According to Belgian newspapers, the aircraft took off at 14:44 from KB.
The pilot -an OCU-pilot- was practising low level approach, when the tower saw flames in the exhaust. The aircraft crashed at 15:01.
According to the Belgian Defense spokesperson and the pilot himself it might have been due to a birdstrike. |
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 - 03:04 AM
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phil wrote:
A Belgian F-16A crashed today in Peer (on the military domain of Kleine-Brogel) at 15:00.
The pilot ejected safely.
"The pilot ejected safely." is the only part I care about. Good news.
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 - 11:12 AM
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| The pilot, Jean Francois Van Cranem (24) was only slightly injured and complained about shoulder pain. The pilot was still in training, but had almost completed that. He had over 500 hours of flying experience of which 132 hours in an F-16. |
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 - 09:59 PM
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Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 03:45 AM
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| I would personally support transferring any upgrade-compatible AF jet slated to be retired from US's fleet. Along with a case of Belgian bier/e! |
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