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South Korean KF-16 crashes during takeoff in Alaska, pilots eject safely
A South Korean Air Force KF-16D fighter jet crashed during takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska around 16:00 on Tuesday. The aircraft, participating in a Red Flag-Alaska exercise, encountered an emergency shortly after becoming airborne, prompting both pilots to eject.
PACAF F-16 Demo Team conducts final flight after 30 years of enhancing U.S. relations worldwide
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ethan “Bantam” Smith slams the engine throttle to maximum, creating 29,000 lbs. of thrust that launches the F-16 Fighting Falcon down the runway at over 150 mph before lifting off and immediately banking hard into a figure eight turn.
Romania takes delivery of two more F-16s from Norway
Romania’s Air Force continues to bolster its capabilities with the arrival of two more F-16 Fighting Falcons from Norway. The aircraft touched down on May 22 at the 71st Air Base “General Emanoil Ionescu” in Câmpia Turzii, as confirmed by the Romanian Ministry of Defense.
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F-16 fleet - Jun 13, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 623
preserved: 166
stored: 575
instructional: 123
on order: 106
active: 2881
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 102
Fleet drop: 44
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Today in F-16 history
1981
F-16s win Royal Air Force precision bombing competition at Lossiemouth, Scotland, scoring 7,831 of a possible 8,000 points.
13 Jun 1989
First production F-16D block 42 (#87-0394) is delivered to the USAF.
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Fighting spirit one must have. Even if a man lacks some of the other qualifications, he can often make up for it in fighting spirit.
-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF
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Fourty Consecutive Code 1 Combat Missions
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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 "Barstow"

New guy wanted his callsign to be "Hollywood". The first meeting he introduced himself to as "Hi, I'm Hollywood." a squadmate said "Hollywood? More like Barstow" and the name stuck. Barstow is a truck stop town on the edge of the desert in california.
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Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:
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2008-05-02
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| 466 FS | 421 FS  
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