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Bird strike likely cause of Osan crash on May 29th

Sep 21, 2003 - Air Force investigators determined an F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed after at least one Spot-billed Duck was ingested into the engine, resulting in catastrophic engine failure, according to a report released Sept. 18. [Read more...]

Thunderbird crashes at Idaho air show

Sep 15, 2003 - An Air Force Thunderbird F-16C crashed and exploded during an air show in Mountain Home, Idaho, Sunday afternoon. The pilot managed to eject from the F-16 and was uninjured. [Read more...]

USAF F-16 crashes in South Korea

Sep 09, 2003 - An American F-16C belonging to the 35th FS crashed during a routine training mission today in South Korea at about 10:05am local time. The pilot ejected safely. [Read more...]

Belgian F-16's for Pakistan?

Aug 18, 2003 - Yesterday, a spokesman of the Belgian Defense Secretary André Flahaut, has confirmed that Pakistan made a formal request to buy an unspecified number (possibly up to as much as 40) of its stored F-16's. [Read more...]

RNoAF losses of F-16 from 1981 till 2003

Aug 05, 2003 - Since the Norwegian Air Force got the F-16 in 1980, it has lost/damaged 19 F-16s and six aircrews. Below is a little about the various crashes and accidents and serials. The latest crash was on June 4th 2003. [Read more...]

F-16 engine defect not as widespread as thought

Jul 18, 2003 - An engine problem that grounded most the F-16 jet fighters at Luke Air Force Base two weeks ago is being repaired by crews working around the clock, and the base says it will graduate all its fighter pilots on time. [Read more...]

Luke officials ground F-16s

Jul 03, 2003 - A mechanical problem uncovered in the investigation of an F-16 crash last month near Gila Bend has forced the Air Force to ground an unspecified number of F-16s, including some used in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea and Bosnia. [Read more...]

Lockheed Martin flight tests more powerful engine for Block 60 F-16s

Jun 27, 2003 - Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the initial phase of flight testing of a more powerful engine for the latest version of the F-16, the Block 60. The engine is a General Electric F110-GE-132 turbofan engine which is derived form the current F110-GE-100 and F110-GE-129 engines powering the majority of F-16C/Ds world-wide. [Read more...]

Second Luke F-16 crashes this week

Jun 14, 2003 - An F-16 (#85-1445) crashed at 09.30h at the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, about five miles south of Gila Bend. This is the second such crash in three days involving an F-16 from Luke Air Force Base. [Read more...]

US Air Force F-16 crashes southwest of Baghdad

Jun 12, 2003 - A U.S. Air Force F-16CG from Hill AFB crashed today at approximately 6:30 am local time today southwest of Baghdad. The pilot, a captain with Hill Air Force Base's 388th Fighter Wing in Utah, ejected safely and was rescued within an hour by a combat search and rescue team. [Read more...]

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