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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 140 Sqn Israeli AF (IDF/AF) |
| Registration: | 248 |
| MSN: | 6V-37 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Negev Desert, S of Hatzerim AB, near Beersheba, Kibbutz Hatzerim -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hatzerim AB, Israel (LLHB) |
| Hatzerim AB, Israel (LLHB) |
Ex-USAF 78-0344, delivered to Israel under FMS Program Peace Marble I 26 February 1981. Written off 1 August 2000 when crashed after a warning notified to the pilot that there was a problem with the engine. The pilot was forced to eject into the Negev Desert during a regular training flight just south of Hatzerim Airbase, which is located near of the city of Beersheba.
The pilot was transferred to Tel Hashomer Hospital in Beer Shava for a routine check-up after being rescued.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 286]
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/344/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.sky-high.co.il/134771/]%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA
5. http://www.f-16.net/news_article552.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatzerim_Airbase
7. 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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2013 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:36 | H.Shaft | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Feb-2021 11:48 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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