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Top Aces Integrates Cutting-Edge IRST on F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter
Top Aces Corp., the world’s only commercial operator of the F-16 aircraft for advanced adversary air (ADAIR) training, announces the integration of an infrared search and track (IRST) capability on its F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter (AAF) platform.
First Polish Air Force F-35 ‘Husarz’ unveiled
On Aug, 28, 2024, the first Polish Air Force F-35A, designated AZ-01, was officially unveiled during a roll-out ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, Texas. This aircraft entered production in April 2023.
Ukrainian F-16 crashed amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday
One of the F-16s sent from NATO allies to Ukraine has been destroyed. The jet went down amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday, killing pilot Oleksiy "Moonfish" Mes.
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F-16 Fleet Status
F-16 fleet - Sep 9, 2024
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 622
preserved: 163
stored: 580
instructional: 120
on order: 122
active: 2864
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 23
Fleet drop: 67
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Today in F-16 history
9 Sep 1988
F-16 fleet reaches 2,000,000th flight hour with simultaneous flights by pilots from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and USAFE.
Quote of the Day
The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock.
-- Colonel Werner Moelders, Luftwaffe
115 victories, WW-II and Spanish Civil War
F-16 Hall of Fame
From F-16A to F-16XL/B
USAF #75747
F-16XL/B
One of the original F-16A Full-Scale Development aircraft. The aircraft crash landed on Rogers dry lake bed at Edwards AFB due to a blown nose gear tire on take off during the annual open house air show. The pilot survived unharmed but very shaken. It was shipped to General Dynamics Fort Worth in a C-5 and rebuilt into the first cranked-arrow F-16XL, flying back to Edwards one year later on December 2nd, 1981. It was later converted into a dual-seat F-16XL/B. First flight in its new configuration was on October 29th, 1982.
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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Skywalker"

We were in the F-15, and my SWO called out to me. "Hey that cloud looks like a man walking in the sky"

So I shouted on the frequency to ATC Tower: "OMG that's a Skywalker"

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Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:
6,000 Hours 6,000 Hrs
2008-05-02
Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill
| 466 FS | 421 FS  
5,000 Hours 5,000 Hrs
2021-09-21
Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage
| 134 FS | 134 FS | 125 FS  
4,000 Hours 4,000 Hrs
2023-11-21
Lt.Col. Emre Mert
| 151 Filo | 132 Filo | 132 Filo  
3,000 Hours 3,000 Hrs
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2,000 Hours 2,000 Hrs
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1,000 Hours 1,000 Hrs
2023-08-24
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Crew Chief Profiles
SSgt. Thomas Quinn (added: 14 Apr 2024)
480 FS | 8 FS | 35 FS | 14 FS
Cpl. Ben Ang (added: 20 Jun 2024)
143 sqn
MSgt. Steve Jones (added: 18 Apr 2024)
19 FS | 19 FS | 19 FS
MSgt. Darrell Roderique (added: 8 Jun 2024)
306 TFS | 35 FS | 39 FLTS
Sgt. Michael Cassidy (added: 14 Jun 2024)
496 TFS
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16 sqn (UAEAF)