RNoAF F-16A block 5 #278 flying aside a Russian Tu-22M3 'Backfire-B' bomber in the mid eighties. The aircraft crashed on March 23rd, 1992. [Photo by FMS]
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News: Russian pilots fly F-16s at NATO bases in Germany [2007-03-26]
Russian pilots conducted flights in F-16 Fighting Falcons during a Russian Air Force delegation visit to NATO bases in Germany, an Air Force spokesman said Monday.
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News: Norwegian F-16s in the air for 10 hours to track Tu-95s [2007-10-14]
A total of 8 RNoAF F-16s were scrambled to track 13-14 Russian Tupolev-95 "Bears" for about 10 hours. The first F-16s on QRA took off at 03.00h.
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News: 30 years of Norway F-16s [2010-01-16]
Norway celebrated 30 years of F-16 operations. On January 15 1980 test pilot Steinar Berg flew F-16B #78-0301 from the Fokker factory at Amsterdam-Schiphol in the Netherlands to Rygge AFB ushering in a new era for the arctic air force.
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News: Fewer Norwegian F-16 scrambles in 2010 [2011-01-06]
The Royal Norwegian Air Force made half as many scrambles to identify Russian aricraft in 2010 compared to the previous year.
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