F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2005


Pakistani F-16s reach 100,000 accident free flight hours Oct 04, 2005 - A three-member delegation of Pratt & Whitney called on Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters to present a plaque to the Chief of the Air Staff in recognition of flying the F-16, for over 100,000 accident-free flight hours. [Read more...]	Texas ANG F-16 pilot passes the 4,000-hour mark Oct 01, 2005 - Col. Jeffrey S. 'CAG' Smiley, pilot with the 111th Fighter Squadron (part of the ANG 147 FW), passed the 4,000-hour mark in the F-16 during an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat mission. [Read more...]

Danish Air Force F-16s scare Rudolf to death Oct 01, 2005 - The Danish Air Force has paid 30,000 krones (about $4,800) in damages to a local Santa Claus after its F-16s scared his only reindeer to death, Danish television reported Friday. [Read more...]	Pakistan's first general to fly the F-16 fighter Sep 30, 2005 - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Muhammad Ehsanul Haq Khan turned up to be the first four-star general of Pakistan Army who flew the F-16 in action for one hour and seven minutes. [Read more...]
First Danish female fighter pilot continues training Sep 27, 2005 - When Denmark graduated its first female fighter pilot, it was a special moment for the country. Now she is going through the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program here. [Read more...]	Royal Thai Air Force hopes to barter for squadron of F-16s Sep 23, 2005 - The Royal Thai Air Force hopes to buy sixteen F-16 jets which the USAF has been using in Afghanistan, under a barter trade agreement, incoming air force chief ACM Chalit Pukpasook said yesterday. [Read more...]
US F-16 fighter planes to patrol airspace of 3 Baltic nations Sep 23, 2005 - USAFE F-16s will take over the duties from the German air force to patrol the airspace of three Baltic nations starting from the end of this month, the US embassy in Lithuania said Wednesday. [Read more...]	Misawa F-16 dumps practise bomb in sea Sep 23, 2005 - Yesterday at 0915h, a USAF F-16 dumped a concrete practise bomb (907 kg) in the sea about 24-28 km from Rokkashomura, a Japanese village. [Read more...]
Israeli soldier suspected of sabotaging F-16 Sep 23, 2005 - An Israeli air force sergeant was arrested after being accused of attempting to damage an F-16 jet, the result of a dispute with his commander. [Read more...]	U.S. approves advanced upgrade for Turkish F-16s Sep 23, 2005 - The Bush administration has approved a Turkish request for an advanced upgrade package for the F-16 fleet, including the most modern air-to-air missile in the U.S. military inventory. [Read more...]

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