F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2016


Thunderbird crash was caused by a throttle malfunction Dec 15, 2016 - The crash of an Air Force Thunderbird F-16CM in Colorado Springs last June was caused by a throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation, according to an accident investigation report released yesterday. [Read more...]	Turkish F-16 crashes in Southeast Turkey - Pilot ok Dec 12, 2016 - A Turkish fighter jet from the 181 Filo crashed after a training mission today. The F-16 was returning to base and attempting to land at a military base in Diyarbakir when it went down around 19.30h. [Read more...]

Jordanian F-16 crashes shortly after take-off Dec 05, 2016 - A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 crashed shortly after take-off today due to what seems to be technical difficulties. The pilot Maj. Ayed Ahmad al-De'ajah was unfortunately killed in the accident. [Read more...]	F-16 pilot ejects on flight line at Osan Air Base Dec 03, 2016 - A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot ejected from an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron at approximately 17:00hrs during landing after completing a training mission. [Read more...]
Denmark pulls F-16 jets back from anti-ISIS operation Dec 02, 2016 - In a planned move, Denmark is pulling back its seven F-16 fighter jets from a US-led multinational air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. [Read more...]	480th FS returns from Operation Inherent Resolve Oct 12, 2016 - Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadron’s return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, October 12, 2016. [Read more...]
Pilot killed in Israeli Air Force F-16I crash Oct 06, 2016 - An Israel Air Force pilot was killed during a crash landing of an F-16 fighter jet in southern Israel on Wednesday evening. The aircraft's navigator ejected from the plane and escaped without injury. [Read more...]	Romanian Air Force receives the first six F-16 aircraft Sep 28, 2016 - The handover ceremony of the first F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the Portuguese Air Forces to the Romanian Air Forces took place on September 28, at Monte Real Air Base. [Read more...]
QF-16 reaches operational capability milestone Sep 27, 2016 - Air Combat Command declared Initial Operational Capability for the QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target September 23rd. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin to deliver new Simulation-Based F-16 training environment to RJAF Sep 27, 2016 - Lockheed Martin will deliver a new simulation-based F-16 training environment for the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) under a contract valued at nearly $40 million. [Read more...]

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