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Eielson AFB F-16 undergoes in-flight emergency
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, experienced an in-flight emergency during take-off at approximately 13:47h, on May 28, 2024.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, experienced an in-flight emergency during take-off at approximately 13:47h, on May 28, 2024.
79th ‘Tigers’ take on Checkered Flag 24-2, WSEP
The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron ‘Tigers’ took part in Checkered Flag 24-2 and the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Tyndall Air Force Base from May 9-22, 2024. These exercises aimed to enhance air combat readiness alongside 5th-generation aircraft and validate weapons systems and tactics in realistic, large-scale training scenarios.
The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron ‘Tigers’ took part in Checkered Flag 24-2 and the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Tyndall Air Force Base from May 9-22, 2024. These exercises aimed to enhance air combat readiness alongside 5th-generation aircraft and validate weapons systems and tactics in realistic, large-scale training scenarios.
F-35B crashes in New Mexico; pilot suffers serious injuries
An F-35B Lightning II en route from Lockheed’s Fort Worth, facility, to Edwards Air Force Base, California, crashed after a refuelling stop at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on Tuesday at 14.00h.
An F-35B Lightning II en route from Lockheed’s Fort Worth, facility, to Edwards Air Force Base, California, crashed after a refuelling stop at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on Tuesday at 14.00h.
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F-16 fleet - Jun 3, 2024 | |
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 621
preserved: 162
stored: 582
instructional: 120
on order: 125
active: 2861
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Fleet drop: 60
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Today in F-16 history
3 Jun 1999
Egypt orders 24 F-16s (Peace Vector VI).
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Egypt orders 24 F-16s (Peace Vector VI).
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3 Jun 1977
First Full-Scale Development (FSD) F-16 with complete avionics equipment arrives at Edwards AFB.
First Full-Scale Development (FSD) F-16 with complete avionics equipment arrives at Edwards AFB.
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Things which do you no good in aviation: Altitude above you. Runway behind you. Fuel in the truck. Half a second ago. Approach plates in the car. The airspeed you don't have.
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J-79 Testbed
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F-16B
Modified as F-16/79 with a General Electric J-79 engine. This engine was tested as a low-cost and lower-thrust alternative for non-NATO allies. The project never materialised because the standard Pratt & Whitney F-100 engine was made available to all who could pay for it under the Reagan Administration.
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Callsign "Witness"
I was in MQT at Moody in the 69FS and had a slight problem of going blind during ACT. This particular mission was a 4v4 against JAX Eagles and I was Blue 2. On the commit, the Eagles did the standard exploding cantalope. I had the low search and as #1 wasmaneuvering, my dedication to not go blind kicked in, but I still used my one brainbyte to lock onto the only hit on my radar. I never took my eyes off lead through the ensuing maneuvering until we got spiked at six and were subsequently kill removed. During the debrief (we only had two TVs and tape machines then) 1 and 3 couldn't figure out for the life of them why we had died in that engagement. In an effort to find explanation, lead popped in my and 4's tape. To much chagrin, there in monocromatic black and white on my tape was the lone Eagle that vertical notched to the floor that I locked onto. For the record, I never reported the lock much less identified that I had locked the bogey or that split criteria was met. For my lack of attention and maintaining visual through my and lead's demise, I was given Witness to represent the kid in the Harrison Ford movie of the same name who witnessed a murder but didn't say anything about it.
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