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F-16 makes emergency landing at Fiumicino AP
December 16, 2009 (by
F. Dariz) -
An F-16 belonging to USAF 31st FW based at Aviano, Italy, made an emergency landing today at 12.30h at Rome's Fiumicino Airport due to a unknown technical problem.
Two F-16s which took off from the U.S. military base in Aviano for a surveillance operation, were flying over the Italian capital when one of the two jets (#88-0444) suffered a major engine loss.
An immediate request for an emergency landing was sent to the control tower of Fiumicino
International airport near Rome.
Both planes landed at around 12.30h on runway 3 of the airport and are now parked at the Cargo City freight terminal awaiting a crew of US military technicians from Aviano to arrive with spare parts.
An immediate request for an emergency landing was sent to the control tower of Fiumicino
International airport near Rome.
Both planes landed at around 12.30h on runway 3 of the airport and are now parked at the Cargo City freight terminal awaiting a crew of US military technicians from Aviano to arrive with spare parts.
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USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 from the 510th FS is seen on approach to Aviano AB on June 18th, 2009. [Photo by Marco Sommacal]
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