April 18, 1999 (by Lieven Dewitte) -
First Lt. Erkan Salman and First Lt. Oguz Yeten of FLO 182, the Turkish F-16 squadron at Ghedi Air Base, broke a record of being airborne for 7 hours and 25 minutes with their F-16C's.
Flo 182 will return to Turkey soon and will be replaced by the F16s from Cobra 191of Balikesir. They will protect NATO fighter planes bombing Serbia.