F-16 Fighting Falcon News

July 19, 2006 (by Bjorn Claes) - An F-16 of the RNlAF crashed over the Wadden Sea near the island of Vlieland around 14:50 hours local on Wednesday afternoon. The pilot was able to eject and was subsequently rescued by an AB-412SP helicopter.
The aircraft (#J-363) from Volkel AB based 311 sqn was practicing on the Vliehors training range. The exact cause of the accident is currently unknown but the jet probably had a flame out.

No more information is currently available in which circumstances the aircraft crashed.

Audiorecordings from the incident:

• J-363 as BURST 22 Bail-out, STING RESCAP and GANNET 01 SAR
• Burst flight inbound the range
• Sting and Metal flights just after the crash
• Bandbox working with Magic 63 after the crash
• Audio recording of the incident