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ANG F-16 lands at Albuquerque International Sunport

March 3, 2005 (by Lieven Dewitte) - An F-16 fighter jet landed safely at the Albuquerque Sunport on Wednesday after reportedly getting into some trouble during take off.

USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1453 of the 188th FS caught on film at London, Ontario. [Photo by Frank Ertl]

The Air National Guard plane blew a tire on take off just before noon. Emergency vehicles were on standby for the landing and no-one was hurt in the event.

The F-16 belonged the 188th FS, based at Kirtland AFB. This unit flies the Big Mouth F-16C block 30. They also have a number of F-16C Block 30s stationned at Fort Bliss to support the tactical training mission.