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US F-16 crashes in Germany, pilot ejects safely
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Tuesday afternoon near the German town of Zemmer-Rodt, Air Force and German officials said.

Belgian F-16B crashes in France - Pilots OK
A Belgian Air Force F-16B crashed today around 10:30hrs near the French town of Pluvignert in Brittany during a standard training flight. The jet just missed a local house as it went down but both aircrew were able to safely eject.

Lockheed Martin awarded $800 million Slovakia F-16 fighter jet contract
Lockheed Martin Corp., doing business as Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $799,955,939 firm-fixed-price incentive contract for F-16 aircraft production.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - Oct 18, 2019
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 151 write-off: 610 preserved: 149 stored: 606 instructional: 105 on order: 0 active: 2943
	Changes '18/'19: Fleet adds: 0 Fleet drop: 42
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Today in F-16 history

Oct 1986
USAF announces F-16 ADF winner of the Air Defense competition for 270 strategic interceptor aircraft for use with the Air National Guard.
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Quote of the Day

Flying is the perfect vocation for a man who wants to feel like a boy, but not for one who still is.

-- Unknown

F-16 Hall of Fame

Testing the AGM-119A Penguin

RNoAF #685
F-16A Block 15

An AGM-119A Penguin anti-ship missile is mounted on the pylon of RNoAF F-16A block 15 #685 from 331 skv during testing of the missile in the mid eighties. Norway is the only country using the Penguin missile.

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Sweat"

When I was TAD aboard USS Independence in 1992, I noticed an F/A-18 with the callsign "Sweat," and the pilot's name above was Bede (pronounced, presumably, "Bead"). I never met him, but I don't think it's hard to guess how he got the callsign. I think he kinda lucked out.

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Sierra Hotel

Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:

	6,000 Hrs 2008-05-02	Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill \| 466 FS \| 421 FS
	5,000 Hrs 2014-01-04	Lt.Col. Robert "T. Rex" Carpenter , Jr \| 162 FW \| 148 FS \| 1 sqn
	4,000 Hrs 2019-01-16	Col. Bradley "Divot" Jackson \| 179 FS \| 179 FS
	3,000 Hrs 2019-08-05	Maj. Emre Mert \| 151 Filo \| 132 Filo
	2,000 Hrs 2018-10-24	Maj. Nicolas "Harly" Maes 349 sqn \| OCU
	1,000 Hrs 2018-11-29	Lt.Col. Ronald "Pastar" Tong 145 sqn
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