F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2015


Bahraini pilot survives F-16 jet crash Dec 30, 2015 - Saudi Arabia says a Bahraini pilot who was flying for a kingdom-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen has survived a plane crash caused by a technical failure. [Read more...]	Thunderbirds release 2016 and 2017 schedules Dec 08, 2015 - Time to check your agenda after the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds released their official air show schedule in preparation for their upcoming 2016 and 2017 seasons. The announcement comes following the approval by the International Council of Air Shows during their annual convention being held in Las Vegas. [Read more...]

Hours on end: Viper pilot reaches two significant milestones Nov 28, 2015 - “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Two thousand years after Chinese philosopher Laozi recorded this phrase, Air Force Col. Henry Rogers reached a similar figure as he stepped from his F-16 while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. [Read more...]	F-16 crashes on training mission at Holloman AFB, New Mexico Nov 25, 2015 - A USAF F-16 crashed while on a training mission in New Mexico, but the pilot managed to safely eject from the aircraft. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16 shoots down Russian Su-24 near Syrian border Nov 24, 2015 - Turkish military officials are reporting an F-16 has shot down a Russian aircraft which had violated its airspace sometime around 09:20hrs local time after repeated warnings. Online reports indicate the crew of the stricken jet ejected and were captured by Turkmen troops. [Read more...]	187 Fighter Wing F-16s return from Romania Nov 12, 2015 - 187th Fighter Wing F-16s, approximately 150 Airmen and nearly 40 tons of support equipment from the 187th Fighter Wing Airmen have returned from a training mission in Campia Turzii, Romania. [Read more...]
New York adds fighter jet to historic display at state HQ Nov 05, 2015 - An F-16 fighter that New York Air National Guard pilots flew in combat over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm now welcomes troops, families and visitors at the main entrance of New York National Guard headquarters as part of a historic display. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin completes F-16 durability testing milestone Nov 03, 2015 - Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond its original design service life of 8,000 hours. [Read more...]
‘Black Widows’ arrive at Bagram for final F-16 deployment Nov 02, 2015 - Airmen assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, known as the “Black Widows,” from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan - October 28 in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. [Read more...]	Danish F-16 plunges into North Sea after pilot safely ejected Oct 27, 2015 - A Danish F-16 pilot was forced to eject when his F-16A block 20 MLU crashed into the North Sea off the coast of the western island of Rømø at around 14.00h on Tuesday. [Read more...]

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