| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | FA73 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 6H-73 |
| Operator Titles: | Belgium - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kleine BrogelMap |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EBBL IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 July 2002 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 358277 |
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F-16A Block 15, FMS 80-3564, F-16A-15, and delivered to Belgium in 1984. went in to Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) in 1999/2000 timeframe. Became an F-16AM afterwards and was after its operational career within the Belgium Air Force, placed in storage at Weelde from October 2004. FA-73 was eventually sold to Jordan as 145 on 27 November 2008. As such, the aircraft received c/n M13-34 and sadly crashed just after take-off from home base al Azraq on 5 December 2016., kiling its pilot. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 May 2021, and has since been viewed 375 times. |