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Officials identify F-16 pilot
Oct 28, 2002 - Officials have identified the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot killed in an Oct. 25 midair crash as 1st Lt. Jorma D. Huhtala. [Read more...]
Pilot still missing after F-16's collide during training mission in Utah
Oct 27, 2002 - A search continues for a missing Air Force pilot whose F-16 crashed yesterday in the Utah desert.Another pilot ejected before the collision and landed safely. The Air Force says he was treated for minor injuries and released. [Read more...]
Two F-16s collide in Utah during training mission
Oct 25, 2002 - Two F-16s from the 388th Fighter Wing crashed over the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 14.45h local time Friday. [Read more...]
Cracked turbine blade responsible for F-16 crash
Oct 04, 2002 - Air Force investigators have determined a fatigue crack in a high-pressure turbine blade led to the catastrophic engine failure that resulted in the crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
Pilot ejects as F-16 goes down near Hattiesburg
Sep 11, 2002 - A military training jet based in Montgomery, Alabama (USA), crashed short of Hattiesburg airport Wednesday but the pilot managed to eject safely. [Read more...]
F-16 pilot from Cannon AFB dies in crash
Sep 10, 2002 - The pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 27th Fighter Wing died when his aircraft crashed approximately 50 miles west of the base Sept. 9. [Read more...]
Lt. Col. Burt Bartley wins 2002 Semper Viper Award
Aug 23, 2002 - Lt. Col. Burt Bartley won the 2002 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award for his leadership in the rescue of a downed MH-47 helicopter crew during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in March 2002. [Read more...]
Crops destroyed in F-16 bailout, Turkish farmer sues U.S. for crash damage
Jul 19, 2002 - A farmer in southeastern Turkey filed a suit in Turkish court Monday for $50,000 in damages, the amount he says U.S. officials promised him after an American F-16 fighter jet crashed on his farm last year. [Read more...]
Fatal F-16 crash in Germany blamed on pilot error
Jun 18, 2002 - An Air Force investigations board has determined that pilot error caused a fatal F-16 crash near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in March. Luke A. Johnson, 26, died in the crash, which happened as he was preparing to land at the base. His F-16CJ aircraft crashed into a wooded area about two miles from the runway while returning at about 9 p.m. March 20 from a night tactical-intercept training mission. [Read more...]
F-16 pilot blamed in S. Jersey crash
Jun 18, 2002 - Pilot error caused the Jan. 10 crash of an Air National Guard F-16 near the Garden State Parkway, officials said yesterday. [Read more...]
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