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News Archive

March 2001


22 March 2001 Cannon F-16 crashes
An F-16 (#87-0330) from Cannon Air Force Base crashed near the Melrose Bombing Range just after 1100h. ...
20 March 2001 Engine failure cause of ANG F-16 crash
Engine failure caused an Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16 to crash Oct. 12 near Atlanta, Kan. The aircraft was assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing at Tulsa International Airport. The pilot experienced only minor injuries after ejecting from the aircraft....
15 March 2001 Italy to acquire USAF F-16s
On March 15, Italy signed an agreement for the lease of 34 F-16s from the U.S. Air Force inventory and a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for aircraft support and services....
06 March 2001 F-16 accident report released
Air Combat Command determined that a critical combination of avionics anomalies, procedural errors and individual mistakes - on the ground and in the air - led to the Nov. 16, 2000, midair collision between an F-16 and a Cessna 172 near Bradenton, Fla. ...
06 March 2001 Air Force pilot made a series of errors leading to mid-air crash
An Air Force fighter pilot committed a series of errors that "substantially contributed" to a fatal mid-air collision between an Air Force F-16 and a privately owned Cessna airplane over a Florida golf course last November, according to investigators....
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