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Air Force Events ·Mar 8, 2022 ·🇹🇭 Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Crash

Event Report

Royal Thai Air Force
DateMarch 8, 2022
Country🇹🇭 Thailand
ForceRoyal Thai Air Force
Location Chatturat District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand
15.60, 101.84
Aircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon
Serial10331
Event type Crash
Change -1 active
Description

A Royal Thai Air Force F-16A ADF of Squadron 103, Wing 1, crashed in Chatturat district, Chaiyaphum province, on the afternoon of 8 March 2022. The air force spokesman told the Bangkok Post that the pilot ejected safely. The jet had been flying a training mission from Nakhon Ratchasima air base, and the air force ordered an investigation. Aviation Safety Network records a technical malfunction and notes the airframe was written off. The aircraft, serial 10331, was a Block 15 ADF variant.

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Combat profile drawing
Profile of F-16 Fighting Falcon
Chatturat District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand
Chatturat District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand