F-16 Accidents



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    USAF F-16C block 32 #86-0269 from the 64th AS suffered a mid-air with an F-15C on June 11th, 2007 suffering damage to the left wing and stabilizer as on the tail. [USAF photo]
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    This is all that remains of PoAF F-16BM #15140 after it crashed on January 28th, 2008. The aircraft had just left the runway on its first test flight after being upgraded with the MLU package.
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    USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0251 from the 36th TFS is lowered onto a flatbed trailer after being recovered from a runway following an emergency gear-up landing on December 19th, 1989. [USAF photo by TSgt. Peter C. Bradshaw Jr.]
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    This is all that remains of the tail of USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0343 from the 23rd FS which crashed into the Adriatic Sea on August 11th, 1993. [USAF photo]
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    RNlAF F-16AM #J-617 from 311 sqn has manouvered itself in an uncomfortable position at CAF Cold Lake April 29th, 2008. [Photo by IanMaw]
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    Thunderbird aircraft #87-0309 after the crash on February 14th, 1994 shown in the process of being stripped of good parts. Afterwards, the jet was painted grey in the summer of 1994 and sent out to the targeting range as a target. [USAF photo]
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    Thunderbird aircraft #87-0309 after the crash on February 14th, 1994 shown in the process of being stripped of good parts. Afterwards, the jet was painted grey in the summer of 1994 and sent out to the targeting range as a target. [USAF photo]
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    Thunderbird aircraft #87-0309 after the crash on February 14th, 1994 shown in the process of being stripped of good parts. Afterwards, the jet was painted grey in the summer of 1994 and sent out to the targeting range as a target. [USAF photo]
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    RNlAF F-16AM #J-144 from 323 sqn had a mishap at Kandahar AB on June 15th, 2008. The photo shows the crane ready to lift the F-16 after it was stopped by the airfields emergency barrier system. [Photo via Falconniek]
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    Wreckage of USAF F-16C block 42 #90-0761 is photographed during its recovery operation near Shaw AFB. The crash occured on October 27th, 1992. [USAF photo]
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    Wreckage of USAF F-16C block 42 #90-0761 is photographed during its recovery operation near Shaw AFB. The crash occured on October 27th, 1992. [USAF photo]
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    Battle damaged F-16C block 40 #88-0488 from the 4th TFS still in-work during Desert Storm at King Fahd IAP after being hit by a SA3 on January 21st, 1991. Could not make it back to home base so emergency landed at our A-10 ABDR base at KFIA where three of us A-10 guys with prior F-16 experience, C/C, S/M and Fuels patched her up. [Photo by Patrick McGee]
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    Battle damaged F-16C block 40 #88-0488 from the 4th TFS still in-work during Desert Storm at King Fahd IAP after being hit by a SA3 on January 21st, 1991. [Photo by Patrick McGee]
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    Battle damaged F-16C block 40 #88-0488 from the 4th TFS still in-work during Desert Storm at King Fahd IAP after being hit by a SA3 on January 21st, 1991. Damage was to lower side of the left wing. [Photo by Patrick McGee]
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    Battle damaged F-16C block 40 #88-0488 from the 4th TFS still in-work during Desert Storm at King Fahd IAP after being hit by a SA3 on January 21st, 1991. Damage was to inside of the intake near the strut. [Photo by Patrick McGee]