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	RoCAF F-16 crashes into the sea - Pilot safe A RoCAF F-16A block 20 crashed into the sea off the coast of Southern Taiwan, around 14.00h local time today, during a training flight. The pilot ejected and was rescued.
	Turkish F-16C crashes close to Syrian border Turkish rescue teams have found the wreckage of a Turkish Airforce F-16C block 50 which crashed close to the Syrian border. The pilot Lt. Hamza Gümüşsoy ejected, but did not survive.
	Iraq purchases a further 18 F-16s's On Tuesday it was announced that Lockheed Martin Aeronautics were awarded a $830 Million contract to supply Iraq with a further batch of 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The contract is expected to run through till April 30, 2014.

Israeli F-16 downs another drone from Lebanon

Tyndall's own 'Pipper' to become Thunderbird No. 1

Northrop Grumman's SABR Gives F-16 Pilots the Big Picture

RMAF & USAF unite for Majestic Eagle 2013

Fresnos F-16C accident report released

Raytheon wins RoKAF F-16 radar upgrade competition

Once a Gambler, always a Gambler

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F-35 News

	F-35 fighter takes another step forward The Air Force took another step forward with its newest fighter jet when an advanced F-35 Lightning II landed at the service's lead training base, home to the largest fleet of F-35s worldwide.
	UK F-35 base announced The UK's Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today.
	First international student pilot flies F-35 The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie in the joint strike fighter here March 19.
	Nellis accepts delivery of F-35 with ceremony In the Thunderbird Hangar filled to capacity, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Lofgren, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, formally accepted delivery of three F-35A Lightning IIs March 19.

F-35 production on track

Edwards AFB Airmen begin F-35 operational testing

Nellis pilot first reservist to fly F-35

Nellis AMU receives Lightning IIs

All 51 F-35s cleared to resume flight operations

Pentagon grounds entire Joint Strike Fighter fleet

Nellis prepares for F-35 arrival

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F-22 News

	CTF celebrates Raptor's 1,000th sortie The F-22 Combined Test Force celebrated an impressive milestone April 19, when the oldest flying Raptor successfully completed its 1,000th sortie.
	Hawaiian F-22 Raptors successfully complete first... A total force team comprised of F-22 Raptors, active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard personnel successfully completed the Hawaiian Raptors first over-water deployment when they returned from Red Flag 13-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, February 2.
	Tyndall resumes F-22 flying operations The 325th Fighter Wing resumed normal flight operations today as the Wing Commander, Col. David Graff, flew one of the first F-22 Raptor missions this morning at approximately 07:45 hrs.
	F-22 crashes at Tyndall AFB An Air Force F-22 Raptor crashed near Florida's Highway 98 on Thursday at 15:30hrs local time. The pilot was able to eject safely and there were no injuries on the ground, the military said.

Alaskan Raptors return from depot

F-22 Raptors integrate operations with Kadena aircraft

43rd FS sets flying record

Hawaii ANG has full complement of F-22 Raptors

Alaskan F-22 Raptors deploy to Andersen AFB

Alaska Reserve F-22 unit becomes fully operational

DOD identifies F-22 issues, moves to lift flight restrictions

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - May 19, 2013
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 53 write-off: 557 preserved: 128 stored: 640 instructional: 93 on order: 62 active: 3048
	Changes '12/'13: Fleet adds: 57 Fleet drop: 49
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An F-4, proof that even a brick can fly if you put a big enough engine on it; and the F-4 took two!

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Today in history

19 May 2000
WCMD and TARS fielded on the F-16.
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PIDS system underneath RDAF F-16AM #E-609 spotted at Aalborg AB on April 1st, 2004.

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First European F-16

BAF #FB-01
F-16B Block 1

This was the first F-16 to be delivered to the Belgian Air Force and also the first F-16 that came off a European production line. In this case the SABCA factory. The aircraft was delivered to Beauvechain/Bevekom AB - home of the 1st Wing - in a wintery January of 1979. This first flight was performed by Col. Jerry Singleton (USAF) and Maj. Guy Devolder (BAF).

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Callsign "Corny"

Maj. Erik "Corny" Cornelisse. My callsign was given to me at ENJJPT during pilot training. Cornelisse was much too difficult to pronounce. My trigram was COR (from Cornelisse) and this quickly became "Corny". In "Duffies", the bar at the O'Club the girls changed it to "Horny Corny". Later, back in The Nethelands, it changed back to "Corny". Although I might have told a bad joke here or there, the callsign "Corny" does not come from the word corny......

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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 2012-03-13	Lt.Col. Kurt R. "Lo-Tek" Tek \| 162 FW \| 162 FW
	4,000 Hrs 2012-08-08	Kurt "Huevos" Gallegos \| 457 FS
	3,000 Hrs 2013-03-28	Col. Patrick McKenzie \| 51 FW
	2,000 Hrs 2013-02-27	Lt.Col. Delphin "Haole" Gantt \| 157 FS
	1,000 Hrs 2012-12-26	Capt. Kaan Bostan 192 Filo
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