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29 September 1997
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U.S. Congress Voted For Three Additional F-16s
The U.S. Congress has voted to fund three additional Block 50/52 F-16 C/D aircraft in the 1998 budget. The newly funded F-16s will include some of the latest technology enhancements including color multifunctional displays and programmable display generator, a new Modular Mission Computer, a Digital Terrain System, a new color video camera and color triple-deck video recorder to record the pilot's head-up display view, and an upgraded data transfer unit"...
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25 September 1997
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Turkish F-16s hit Kurd rebel camps in Iraq
Turkish F-16s have destroyed 10 camps used by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in a cross-border incursion this week, state-run Anatolian news agency reported. ...
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23 September 1997
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Greek F-16 Pilot Still Missing After Aegean Crash
The pilot of a Greek Air Force F-16 which crashed in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday is still missing and chances to find him alive are very small. `The search is still on but unfortunately the chances of finding the pilot alive are very limited. It is still not know whether he managed to eject. Officials said that four Greek military planes crashed this year, which makes a total of 27 since 1991. ...
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22 September 1997
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Greek F-16 crashes in Aegean, pilot missing
A Greek Air Force F-16 fighter plane crashed on Tuesday in the Aegean Sea during a routine training mission and the pilot is missing. ...
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18 September 1997
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South Korea grounds F-16 jets
After two crashes of locally assembled F-16s in the past six weeks South Korea announced the grounding of all its F-16 fighter jets. Their Defense Ministry also said it was forming a special investigation team to probe the local production of the U.S. -designed fighter plane. ...
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17 September 1997
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F-16s collide on night training mission
Two unarmed F-16 Fighting Falcons collided about 60 miles southeast of Atlantic City at 7:55 p.m. (EDT) Sept. 16 during a night recertification training flight....
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17 September 1997
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South Korean-made F-16 fighter jet crashes
A South Korean-manufactured F-16 fighter jet crashed on Thursday south of Seoul but the pilot survived the accident, a South Korean Air Force statement said. It was the second F-16 crash in less than two months....
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15 September 1997
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Two Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets collided
Two 177FS, NJ ANG F-16 fighter jets collided off the coast of New Jersey on September 16. The accident occurred southeast of Atlantic City and involved one F-16D aircraft, with two pilots aboard, and one F-16C. ...
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15 September 1997
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Danes Struggle To Find Pilots For F-16 Fleet
The Royal Danish Air Force is suffering from a serious aircrew shortage stemming from a hiring boom by commercial airlines over the last two years. ...
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15 September 1997
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South Korea resumes F-16 flights
South Korea has resumed flights of its 35 F-16s after they were grounded for a month to allow inspections following the crash of an F-16 last month. ...
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10 September 1997
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Norway to evaluate F-16 MLU missile approach warning system
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Division a contract to integrate itsAN/AAR-65 imaging ultraviolet missile approach warning system on an F-16 Mid-Life Update aircraft, and to demonstrate its performance. ...
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10 September 1997
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Israeli F-16 crashes in the Negev desert
An Israeli F-16 fighter plane crashed on Sept 08 in the Negev desert during an instruction flight, injuring two pilots. ...
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04 September 1997
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USAF F-16s increase presence in Bosnia
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter units in Europe stepped up their presence in the skies over Bosnia, the Pentagon announced Sept. 4. ...
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02 September 1997
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Turkey says it killed 40 Kurdish guerrillas
Turkish security forces said on Monday they had killed 40 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels in clashes in the rugged southeast of the country....
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