Censored picture of IDFAF F-16D block 52 #489 from 119 sqn while it is lifted from the runway after landing with a blown tire on July 19th, 2006. [IDFAF photo]
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F-16 #489
The aircraft crashed while taking off from an IDF base in the Negev desert as part of operations against targets in Lebanon. An initial report suggests that one of the jets tyres burst on take-off, causing instabilities to the jet which was loaded with armaments. The crew followed ejection procedures and the aircraft crashed without causing any injuries on the ground. Final conclusions indicated that the jet was equiped with standard C/D model tires, which aren't a complete match to this F-16 model.
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