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Pilot ejects from burning F-16C at Houston Airport
A Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16 caught fire and crashed during takeoff from Ellington Airport in Houston. The pilot safely ejected and was taken to the hospital.

Lockheed Martin signs pact with Tata to build F-16 block 70s in India
Lockheed Martin and India's Tata Group formalized an agreement to relocate the manufacturing of the most advanced F-16s to India. The effort is aimed at securing a multi-billion dollar deal from Delhi.

USAFWS F-16 division hits 35 years old
The United States Air Force Weapons School F-16 Fighting Falcon division hosted a reunion for past and present members to celebrate its 35th Anniversary June 15, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - Jun 23, 2017
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 104 write-off: 594 preserved: 138 stored: 669 instructional: 101 on order: 34 active: 2934
	Changes '16/'17: Fleet adds: 18 Fleet drop: 39
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Today in F-16 history

23 Jun 1998
LMTAS is starting with the CCIP upgrade.
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Quote of the Day

Aerial gunnery is 90 percent instinct and 10 percent aim.

-- Captain Frederick C. Libby, RFC
First American to Shoot Down 5 Enemy Aircraft, WW-I
24 Victories (10 as Observer, 14 as Pilot)

F-16 Hall of Fame

War Bird

USAF #81679
F-16A Block 15

The only F-16 from the Thunderbirds ever to be made combat ready. The Tbirds are required to be able to make their F-16s combat ready within 72 hours. In 1988, this was put to the test. The ground crew pulled it off with time to spare, except for the paint scheme. The jet flew a combat training sortie and afterwards received the nickname 'War Bird'.

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F-16 Forum

	India to build F-16 Block 70	weasel1962
	F-16C down at Ellington field	spikef22
	F-16A Block 15 Armament question	madmax17
	MiG-23MLD vs F-16	basher54321
	F-16A/B FCC - M362F-2 CPU	pron
	F-16 till 2048	Boman
	ECS Coalescer Sock	chowbe76

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F-22 and F-35 Forum

	The Turkey problem	kimjongnumbaun
	EMALS & JPALS for the JSF	spazsinbad
	Israeli F-35's already in combat???	SpudmanWP
	F-35 and Airshows	spazsinbad
	F-35 JSF vs Eurofighter Typhoon	armedupdate
	F-35 vs all non-thrust vectored fighter ...	armedupdate
	Commander Naval Air Forces wants more F/...	quicksilver

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Military Aviation Forum

	Gripen News	loke
	F-18E Downes Syrian Warplane	arian
	From the F-4 to the F-18	35_aoa
	S-300 VS. TLAM	arian
	ICBM terminal phase speeds?	sferrin

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From C-130.net

	Two C-130 units fly their last missions	Asif
	Identifying this C-130	wbh
	BL20/61 Inspections	wbh
	C-130J article from Code 1 Magazine	edpop
	L-100 article from Code 1 Magazine	edpop

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Limdu"

One of those pilots who didn't do too much around the squadron. Last name was Litto. LIMDU is a common abbreviation for the term "Limited Duty." Just a perfect fit for this gentleman.

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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 2016-12-22	Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage \| 134 FS \| 134 FS
	3,000 Hrs 2017-06-05	Lt.Col. Anjar "Beagle" Legowo 3 SkU \| 3 SkU \| 3 SkU
	2,000 Hrs 2016-06-28	Lt.Col. Chunju "Boots" Lin \| F-5
	1,000 Hrs 2017-01-19	Maj. Nidhal Al Kamyani 20 sqn \| BAe Hawk
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