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Norwegian F-16 mistakenly strafes control tower with officers inside
Close up of the M61 gunport on a Norwegian F-16A. The copper color is copper-grease, applied to the gunport to protect it from the hot gasses during firing. Burns from the gasses are difficult to clean after a firing period. [F-16.net photo]
Apr 25, 2016 - A Norwegian fighter jet on a training exercise has mistakenly opened fire on a control tower with three officers inside. Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway's west coast when one of them opened fire with its M61 gun system. [Read more...]
F-16 saves patient's life by flying medical equipment across Norway
RNoAF F-16AM #682 from 338 skv is soaring over the runway at Ørland AB on September 26th, 2007 during the Arctic Tiger exercise. [Photo by André Jans]
Apr 22, 2016 - Quick-thinking medical staff in Norway saved a patient’s life by calling in a Royal Norwegian air force F-16 to transfer live-saving medical equipment from across the country. [Read more...]
RNoAF F-16 pilot pass 3000hrs
Major Egil Angell- Jacobsen passed 3000 hours in the F-16 on the way to exercise Red Flag 15-2. [RNoAF photo by Sigurd Tonning-Olsen]
Mar 04, 2015 - Major Egil Angell-Jacobsen passed 3,000 hours in the cockpit of an F-16 fighter while en-route to Exercise Red Flag which will start at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada this week. [Read more...]
RNoAF F-16 strikes powerlines during training flight
Damage to the right wing and drop tank of a unknown RNoAF F-16 after it successfully recovered to Ørland AB on July 7th, 2014. [RNoAF photo]
Jul 07, 2014 - An RNoAF F-16 (Believed to be #80-3680) on a training with three other F-16s flew into high-voltage power lines in the Grong, near Nord-Trøndelag on July 7th. The jet landed safely after declaring an emergency. [Read more...]
Norwegian F-16 damaged during touch-and-go landings
RNoAF F-16AM #285 arriving at Fairford (RIAT 2003) after a flight from Orlandet MAS. [Photo by Kjell Arild Bersaas]
Jan 05, 2014 - On Thursday an Norwegian F-16A Block 20 MLU (285) was badly damaged when its nose wheel broke during touch and go exercises at Bodø Airport. The RNoAF pilot was not hurt but the aircraft did sustain some considerable damage. [Read more...]
Norwegian F-16s return home from NATO mission
RNoAF F-16AM #678 is seen before take off from Souda AB during Operation Unified Protector on May 13th, 2011. [RNoAF photo]
Aug 02, 2011 - Norwegian F-16s that were assigned to operations over Libya returned home to Bodø on Monday, effectively ending Norway's participation in the NATO mission. [Read more...]
RNoAF F-16s to exit Libya operations
RNoAF F-16AM #674 is seen taxiing at Souda AB after a mission over Libya on March 25th, 2011. [NATO courtesy photo]
Jun 10, 2011 - The Government of Norway has announced its plans to reduce its fighter contribution and withdrawal from Operation Unified Protector. [Read more...]
Norway deploys 6 F-16s for operations against Libya
A Norwegian viper is in a steep turn on September 23rd, 1997 while practising some manouvers on a Norwegian training range. [RNoAF photo]
Mar 20, 2011 - Six F-16 jet fighters from Norway will take part in the Western-led military operations against Libya after the Norwegian Air Force has been given the go-ahead, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported on Saturday. [Read more...]
Fewer Norwegian F-16 scrambles in 2010
RNoAF F-16AM #660 from FLO is rocketing to the sky at Kjevik AP on April 7th, 2008. [Photo by Sten Arne Bryde]
Jan 06, 2011 - The Royal Norwegian Air Force made half as many scrambles to identify Russian aricraft in 2010 compared to the previous year. [Read more...]
Fokker Aircraft Services celebrates 1111th F-16 to be maintained
RNoAF F-16A block 1 #272 is on its way from the Fokker factory to Norway on November 20th, 1980. [RNoAF photo]
Nov 30, 2010 - Fokker Aircraft Services (FAS) is celebrating the 1111th F-16 to undergo maintenance at its facility. The jet belongs to the Royal Norwegian Air Force and arrived at Fokker Aircraft Service's hangars this November where it will undergo a 300 FH Phase Inspection. [Read more...]
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