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Body of missing Aviano F-16 pilot found in Adriatic Sea
Feb 01, 2013 - The body of an Air Force F-16 pilot who went missing during a night training flight late Monday was found Thursday off the coast of Italy, according to statements issued by his family and his unit, the Aviano-based 31st Fighter Wing. [Read more...]
Search for pilot continues after debris recovered in Adriatic
Jan 29, 2013 - Italian search teams have recovered debris believed to be from a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon that went missing Monday night while flying over the Adriatic Sea, according to the 31st Fighter Wing. [Read more...]
Aviano based F-16 crashes in the Adriatic
Jan 28, 2013 - Italian newswires are reporting a USAFE F-16 has crashed into the Adriatic. The status of the pilot is currently unknown. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney and AMI celebrate successful F-16 'Peace Caesar' and F100 FMP
Jun 11, 2012 - Pratt & Whitney and the Italian Air Force celebrated the highly successful Peace Caesar F-16 lease program and supporting Pratt & Whitney F100 Fleet Management Program during the F-16 departure ceremony on May 23 at Trapani Air Base, Italy. [Read more...]
Italian F-16 'Peace Caesar' program comes to an end
May 24, 2012 - On May 23, 37° Stormo at Trapani held a farewell ceremony for the completion of the "Peace Caesar" program which ended the lease of US built F-16 fighters that had been in service with the Italian airforce for the past nine years defending the countries airspace. [Read more...]
UAE block 60s arrive in Italy for Libyan operations
Mar 28, 2011 - Six F-16 block 60 aircraft from the United Arab Emirates together with six Mirages landed at Decimomannu AB, Italy on Sunday ahead of their deployment to help enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. [Read more...]
Marine squadron's F-16 flights "a milestone" toward JSF
Mar 21, 2011 - Marine aviators of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 completed four sorties this week in F-16 Fighting Falcons, beginning a familiarization process to ensure readiness and efficiency in the transition to the Department of Defense's fifth-generation fighter, the F-35B Lightning II. [Read more...]
Safety chains used at Aviano AB to stop F-16
Dec 02, 2010 - An F-16C block 40 (#88-0446) experienced problems after landing from a training flight yesterday, Wednesday afternoon at Aviano Air Base, Italy. This prompted the base to use safety chains to bring it to a stop about 30 yards from the base perimeter. [Read more...]
F-16 jettisons fuel tanks, inert missile near Aviano
Nov 18, 2010 - An F-16 based at Aviano dropped two external fuel tanks and an inert missile on an empty field Tuesday night after the pilot declared an in-flight emergency shortly after take-off, according to a 31st Fighter Wing press release. [Read more...]
Lajes airmen support PAF on first deployment to Red Flag
Jul 19, 2010 - On their way to the U.S. for the first time to sharpen their close-air-support skills, six F-16 fighter jets from Pakistan and their crew members took a quick stop at Lajes Field July 14-15 before heading to Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. [Read more...]
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