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Aircraft: 78-0128
BAF F-16A block 1 #FA-13 is parked on a wet tarmac at Bitburg AB in June of 1980. Note that this aircraft still has the black radome, showing this picture was taking early after delivery. This aircraft crashed on May 10th, 1983. [Janssens Ronny collection]
 LM Aero T/V 6H-13
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-017
Delivered BAF FA-13
F-16A Block 1
Current BAF FA-13
F-16A Block 1
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
28 Jan 1980 [act] FA-13 F-16A Block 1
29 Jan 1980 [act] FA-13 BAF 349 sqn F-16A Block 1
BAF F-16A block 1 #FA-13 seen at the static of the Open House at Ramstein AB in 1981. This F-16 was written off in an accident at May 10th, 1983 in Belgium. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
10 May 1983 [msh] FA-13 BAF 349 sqn F-16A Block 1
Impacted the ground near Bierbeek, Belgium after the pilot, Captain Herman Devos, ejected safely
10 May 1983 [w/o] FA-13 BAF 349 sqn F-16A Block 1

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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