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Ukraine F-16 pilot killed After after shooting down 7 air threats during massive Russian attack
Ukraine has confirmed the loss of one of its F-16 Fighting Falcons and the death of its pilot, 1st Class Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Ustymenko, during a large-scale Russian missile and drone assault overnight.
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.
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F-16 fleet - Jul 11, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 623
preserved: 166
stored: 575
instructional: 123
on order: 105
active: 2882
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 102
Fleet drop: 44
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11 Jul 1986
1,000th F-16 - and the 1,572nd manufactured - is delivered to the USAF.
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A male Pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when he's flying, and about flying when he's with a woman.
-- Unknown
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Tactical Nuke
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F-16C Block 25
A rare shot illustrating the nuclear role of the F-16: a USAF F-16C from the 10th TFS at Hahn AB in Germany seen carrying a BDU-38 simulator (B-61 nuclear dummy). The aircraft was participating in the weapons training deployment Exercise Sabre Thunder over the Bardenas-Reales Range on June 1st, 1988.
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Callsign "Hacker"

Clipped a lamp post when I was taxiing for take off for night navigation
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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
2024-12-03
Lt.Col. Donald "Rhett" Butler (Ret.)
79 FS | 422 TES | 1 sqn  
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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388 FW | F-111 | 388 FW
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510 FS | 510 FS
MSgt. William Zimmermann (added: 5 Jul 2007)
421 FS | 80 FS | 555 FS | 524 FS | F-16 Phase | 35 FW | 57 FW | 57 FW | 57 FW
MSgt. George Lively (added: 10 Apr 2025)
TSgt. William Muehlberg (added: 9 Apr 2025)
314 FS | 35 FS | 314 FS | 309 FS | 309 FS
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