The tailhook of USAF F-16D block 42 #90-0783 from the 63rd FS scrapes along the runway before grabbing hold of the arresting barrier on December 20th, 2007. The barrier engagement is an annual requirement airfield managers must arrange and perform to ensure the systems are operational. [USAF photo by TSgt. Raheem Moore]
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News: Iowa ANG F-16 makes tailhook landing at Des Moines Airport [2009-08-02]
Mechanics at Des Moines' 132nd Fighter Wing Unit are trying to figure out what forced the F-16 pilot to make a barrier engagement on Saturday afternoon.
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