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F-16 makes emergency landing at Edwards AFB
June 23, 2011 (by
Asif Shamim) -
An RDAF F-16 fighter aircraft assigned to the 445th Flight Test Squadron made an emergency landing on Edward's lakebed runway 23 at approximately 17.15h local time.
The aircraft sustained damage. The pilot and instructor, both from the USAF sustained no injuries during the landing.
The F-16 #ET-210 is on loan from the Danish Air Force and assigned to JSF test program was performing a regular training flight when the incident happened at Edwards Air Force base.
A board of enquiry will investigate the incident.
RDAF F-16BM #ET-210 spotted on final approach after an F-35 flight at NAS Fort Worth on April 15th, 2010. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
The F-16 #ET-210 is on loan from the Danish Air Force and assigned to JSF test program was performing a regular training flight when the incident happened at Edwards Air Force base.
A board of enquiry will investigate the incident.
Additional images:
RDAF F-16BM #ET-210 is spotted on the tarmac at Las Vegas IAP in October of 2008. The aircraft flies with the 416th FLTS in the F-35 test program. [Airliners.net photo by Dave Budd]
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