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USAF F-16C rolls off runway at Balad AB, pilot unharmed
October 12, 2005 (by
Lieven Dewitte) -
An F-16C Fighting Falcon was damaged last Sunday when it rolled off a runway after landing at Balad Air Base in central Iraq, according to an Air Force report.
The pilot, who wasn't identified as of Wednesday, escaped without injury.
The jet (#86-0264), deployed from the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., touched down at Balad around 1:45 p.m. After landing, the Falcon rolled off the runway. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Damage to the F-16C could exceed $1 million, the report said.
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The jet (#86-0264), deployed from the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., touched down at Balad around 1:45 p.m. After landing, the Falcon rolled off the runway. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Damage to the F-16C could exceed $1 million, the report said.
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