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From 2002

Poland picks Lockheed F-16 in $3.5B deal

Dec 27, 2002 - Poland on Friday named Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon the winner of a three-way tender to supply 48 combat jets in a $3.5 billion deal, eastern Europe's largest ever defense order. [Read more...]

Cannon F-16 accident report released

Dec 24, 2002 - Air Force investigators determined there was not sufficient evidence to form an opinion as to the cause of the F-16C crash Sept. 9 during a night training mission near Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. [Read more...]

F-16 Rescued by Army helicopter

Dec 19, 2002 - On 19 December 2002, RDAF Block 15 F-16A 87-0006 (LM Type/Version 6F-49, F100-PW-200 engine) was significantly damaged when it ran off the end of the runway at Bagram AB, Afghanistan. The pilot landed at night after a weather divert into Bagram AB but could not stop the aircraft on the wet runway. [Read more...]

F-16 belly-lands at Tucson International Airport

Nov 15, 2002 - After its' landing gear failed, an F-16 belly-landed at Tucson International Airport.

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F-16 pilot dies in crash

Nov 14, 2002 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the Air Force Reserve Command's 419th Fighter Wing here was killed Nov. 13 when his aircraft crashed during a combat training mission. [Read more...]

Officials identify F-16 pilot

Oct 28, 2002 - Officials have identified the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot killed in an Oct. 25 midair crash as 1st Lt. Jorma D. Huhtala. [Read more...]

Pilot still missing after F-16's collide during training mission in Utah

Oct 27, 2002 - A search continues for a missing Air Force pilot whose F-16 crashed yesterday in the Utah desert.Another pilot ejected before the collision and landed safely. The Air Force says he was treated for minor injuries and released. [Read more...]

Two F-16 Jets collide

Oct 26, 2002 - Two F-16 fighter jets collided Friday in the desert west of a training base. One pilot reportedly survived and the condition of the other was not known. [Read more...]

Two F-16s collide in Utah during training mission

Oct 25, 2002 - Two F-16s from the 388th Fighter Wing crashed over the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 14.45h local time Friday. [Read more...]

Cracked turbine blade responsible for F-16 crash

Oct 04, 2002 - Air Force investigators have determined a fatigue crack in a high-pressure turbine blade led to the catastrophic engine failure that resulted in the crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]

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