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Aircraft: 78-0144
BAF F-16A block 10 #FA-29 is parked on the tarmac at Ostend airport during an airshow there in 1981. This aircraft has the distinct pleasure of being the one with the least flying hours of all Belgian F-16s before it crashed. It was delivered to the BAF on June 12th, 1981 and crashed on October 22nd of the same year after suffering an engine flame-out. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]
 LM Aero T/V 6H-29
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-065
Delivered BAF FA-29
F-16A Block 10
Current BAF FA-29
F-16A Block 10
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
12 Jun 1981 [act] FA-29 F-16A Block 10
13 Jun 1981 [act] FA-29 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 10
22 Oct 1981 [msh] FA-29 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 10
Crashed after the aircraft suffered an engine flame-out, in Soumoy, Belgium. Lieutenant Roger Uytterhagen ejected safely
22 Oct 1981 [w/o] FA-29 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 10

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BAF-350-sqn

Chief.Adj. Pierre Schaffrath

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350th squadron "Ambiorix" , 1982 -
1981: FA-29 didn’t have along history in the BAF, delivered on 12 Jun that year, I was crew chief of that plane for a week when on 22nd Oct, it didn’t come back from a night flight. Due to an engine flame-out it crashed near Soumay. It was a scary evening till the news came that Roger, 350 Squadron pilot, ejected safely and was ok. It was nice to see him back the next morning and we had more than a few beers together that night in 350 Sqn.


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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