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Aviano F-16CG crashes - pilot safe
Jul 18, 2001 - A USAFE F-16CG from Aviano Air Base, Italy, crashes while deployed to Turkey for Operation Northern Watch. It was a non-combat mission. Pilot safely ejected. [Read more...]
F-16 phones home with Iridium
Jul 20, 1999 - LMTAS and AlliedSignal have entered into a cooperative agreement to demonstrate two-way satellite communication on a tactical fighter using the commercial Iridium system, a first for both Iridium and for any USAF fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
555th marks 1,000th Operation Allied Force combat sortie
May 28, 1999 - Even before "Spicoli, " a 555th Fighter Squadron pilot, brought his F-16CG aircraft to a complete stop in his unit's "Nickel Loop" May 27, he knew he couldn't escape the traditional hosing down after an aviation milestone. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s bombing Serbs
May 16, 1999 - Turkey's mission at NATO headquarters confirmed on Monday that Turkish F-16s have been bombing targets in Yugoslavia, sharply increasing their involvement in the air war. Turkish jets previously had been patrolling Balkan airspace, providing protection for attacking planes. [Read more...]
F-16s fly cover in operation Lion Drop
Sep 03, 1998 - Nine C-130s from Ramstein's 37thAirlift Squadron delivered equipment and people as part of Operation Lion Drop IV -- a joint mass tactical exercise conducted with the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force. [Read more...]
F-16s receiving Night-Vision Imaging System
Jun 22, 1998 - U.S. Air Force pilots no longer will need to use a makeshift system of fasteners, green filters and glow sticks in the F-16 cockpit to fly at night with night-vision goggles, or NVGs. [Read more...]
Deliberate Guard F-16s modified for Night Vision Goggles
Jan 21, 1998 - Block 40 F-16s at Aviano Air Base, Italy, are being modified to be compatible with night vision goggles. These cockpit changes are part of a total lighting modification to provide Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compatible lighting to the F-16. [Read more...]
Slovenia interested in F-16s
Nov 09, 1997 - There is a slight chance that Slovenia will buy 10 to 12 F-16s in the not-too-distant future. [Read more...]
USAF F-16s increase presence in Bosnia
Sep 04, 1997 - Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter units in Europe stepped up their presence in the skies over Bosnia, the Pentagon announced Sept. 4. [Read more...]
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