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UFO sighting appears to be Unidentified Flying Dutchmen Jun 19, 2004 - According to a story from Manchester Online, 6 Dutch F-16s caused some interest in the U.K. when people thought that they were unidentified flying objects. [Read more...]	NATO F-16s deployed to Lithuania scramble to intercept Russian IL-18 Jun 14, 2004 - Belgian F-16 fighter jets from 349 Sqn, stationed at Zokniai airbase in northwestern Lithuania as part of NATO's Baltic air-policing mission, were srambled on June 2nd to intercept a Russian IL-18 approaching Estonian airspace. [Read more...]

F-16 scrambles after Airbus hijack alert May 03, 2004 - A signal aboard an inbound Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 indicated a possible hijacking. An F-16 Fighting Falcon escorted the passenger plane to a remote section of Los Angeles International Airport where it landed around 17.30h Monday. [Read more...]	Col. Linda McTague first woman to command F-16 squadron Mar 19, 2004 - Air National Guard Col. Linda McTague does not see herself as a pioneer for women's achievements, but she realizes that other people consider her to be a role model for what women can accomplish in this country's military service. And she said she strives very hard to live up to those expectations, as well as to her own. [Read more...]
F-16s escort commercial flights Jan 04, 2004 - Since the recent terror alert change to Code Orange last month, federal agencies have launched the most drastic security measures since 9/11. F-16 fighters provided Combat Air Patrol escorts to several international flights arriving at major U.S. cities. [Read more...]	Blip on radar causes White House evacuation Nov 20, 2003 - A "blip" on a radar screen, rather than a plane, sent scores of White House staff and tourists fleeing the executive mansion on Thursday in fear of another Sept. 11-style attack on the U.S. capital. [Read more...]
F-16s intercept private plane over Washington Nov 11, 2003 - A small civilian plane violated restricted air space around Washington on Monday around 11:15 a.m., causing a brief security alert at the White House before military jets intercepted it and steered it away. [Read more...]	Piece of Bahraini F-16 wreckage found Oct 26, 2003 - Bahraini authorities said yesterday that a piece of a missing F-16 has been found floating near Bahrain's north-western shore, more than two weeks after the aircraft disappeared from the radar screens during a night-time training. [Read more...]
Arizona ANG F-16 clips power lines Sep 27, 2003 - Last Thursday, an ANG F-16 flying too low during an attempt to make a touch-and-go maneuver at Libby Army Airfield clipped power lines along the highway. The jet severed one wire, hurling it into the highway and damaging two passing vehicles. [Read more...]	Texas ANG pilot ejects to safety as F-16 crashes Sep 23, 2003 - An F-16C from the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Fighter Wing crashed Monday afternoon in rural western Louisiana. The pilot ejected and was in satisfactory condition at a hospital at the Army's nearby Fort Polk. [Read more...]

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