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F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, USA
An F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Tuesday around noon. The pilot safely ejected.

Iraqi F-16s to be equipped with the AN/ALQ-211 electronic warfare system
The Iraqi Air Force is to equip all 34 of its F-16C/D Block 52Ms with the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare suite (AIDEWS).

USAF secretary Kendall plans to ride in AI-operated F-16 for a Sneak Peek on CCA Technology
The US Air Force is rapidly scaling up its plans to automate some of its fleet, and the US Air Force secretary says he's planning to fly in one of the autonomously piloted F-16s this spring.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - May 4, 2024
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 204 write-off: 620 preserved: 162 stored: 584 instructional: 121 on order: 125 active: 2859
	Changes '23/'24: Fleet adds: 20 Fleet drop: 59
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Today in F-16 history

4 May 1982
Venezuela orders 24 F-16s (Peace Delta) becoming the 10th customer.

4 May 1999
A USAF F-16CJ #91-0353 shot down a Mig 29 over Serbia.
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Quote of the Day

You can gave computer sights or anything you like, but I think you have to go to the enemy on the shortest distance, and knock him down from point-blank range. You'll get him from in close. At long distance, it's questionable.

-- Colonel Erich Bubi Hartmann, Luftwaffe
World's Leading Ace, Luftwaffe
352 Victories, WW-II

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Fourty Consecutive Code 1 Combat Missions

USAF #89119
F-16C Block 40

Noteworthy for flying 40 consecutive combat sorties code 1. The aircraft reached 30 consecutive flights on March 23rd, 2010 (pictured). After its 40th flight code 1 the aircraft returned with two problems on March 30th.

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Tennesssee Smith"

My Tennessee heritage coupled with a thick Southern accent reminds my CO of a gunslinger... I dont see it, but it could be worse I guess.

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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 2021-09-21	Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage \| 134 FS \| 134 FS \| 125 FS
	4,000 Hrs 2023-11-21	Lt.Col. Emre Mert \| 151 Filo \| 132 Filo \| 132 Filo
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