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Luke F-16 jettisons fuel tanks, lands safely
Oct 18, 2006 - The pilot of an F-16 jet that took off from Luke Air Force Base was forced to drop two external fuel tanks during an in-flight emergency Tuesday morning. [Read more...]
Turkish Air force pilot killed in F-16 crash near Diyarbakir
Oct 16, 2006 - A Turkish F-16C block 40 from the 8th Main Jet Base (8 AJÜ) has crashed today. Unfortunately the Viper pilot lost his life in the accident. [Read more...]
127th FW scrambled after aircrash
Oct 11, 2006 - F-16s from the Michigan Air National Guard scrambled in response to the aircrash of a small plane into a high rise in New York City. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16BM #J-068 crashes at Volkel AB - Pilots OK
Sep 21, 2006 - On Thursday afternoon, around 15.15h local time, Dutch F-16BM #J-068 crashed at Volkel AB. This is the third F-16 accident of the RNLAF in recent months. [Read more...]
F-16 pilot reported landing gear problem before crash near Spangdahlem
Sep 17, 2006 - Air Force investigators are trying to find out what caused a landing gear problem on an F-16 during a training mission Thursday, forcing the pilot to eject near Spangdahlem Air Base. [Read more...]
Spangdahlem based F-16C crashes
Sep 14, 2006 - Around 13.00h today an American F-16C from the 22nd Fighter Squadron, part of 52nd FW crashed near the southwest German town of Oberkail while on approach to Spangdahlem AB, Germany. The pilot ejected safely. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16 crashed in Afghanistan - Pilot killed
Aug 31, 2006 - A Dutch pilot died today when his F-16 fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan. The plane went down around 7 a.m. after making a distress call, but did not report "enemy action," a NATO statement said. [Read more...]
Engine explosion blamed for F-16 crash near Luke AFB
Aug 21, 2006 - An engine explosion is blamed for the crash last April of an Air Force F-16C in a cornfield near Luke AFB, Arizona. [Read more...]
Bearing assembly failure caused F-16 crash in Utah
Aug 09, 2006 - A bearing assembly failure caused an F-16C to crash in an unpopulated dry area close to Carrington Island in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, during a training mission March 30, according to an Air Force report released Aug. 7. [Read more...]
ACC releases details on Shaw F-16 crash
Jul 25, 2006 - An F-16CJ pilot ejected from his aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean Apr. 5, 2006 after experiencing a Gravity-Induced Loss of Consciousness and awaking to find his aircraft in an unrecoverable dive, according to an Air Combat Command report released two weeks ago. [Read more...]
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