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Greek Block 52+ loses wheel during take-off
HAF F-16D block 52 #030 is seen parked in front of a HAS at Araxos AB on May 17th, 2010. [Photo by Chris Lofting]
May 17, 2011 - A two-seat F-16D fighter jet landed safely at Araxos Air Base in Southern Greece, earlier on Tuesday, using only its rear undercarriage after losing its nose wheel. [Read more...]
UAE F-16 veers off runway at Sigonella
UAEAF F-16E block 60 #3077 from 1 sqn is coming in for landing at Decimomannu AB on March 27th, 2011 to take part in Operation Odyssey Dawn over Libya. [Photo by <a href="http://www.awti-decimo.com" target="new">Massimo Pieranunzi</a>]
Apr 27, 2011 - A Block 60 F-16 belonging to the UAEAF veered off the runway after landing at Sigonella Air Base on Wednesday at 11:35h local time. The pilot ejected safely. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16 belly lands at Charleroi-Gosselies airport
RNlAF F-16AM #J-640 is flying beside a RNlAF KDC-10 on May 27th, 2004 during a refuelling session. [<a href="http://www.afterburner.nl" target="new">Afterburner.nl</a> photo]
Apr 08, 2011 - Earlier this morning Dutch F-16 #J-640 from 312 squadron belly landed at Charleroi-Gosselies airport. [Read more...]
Two Thai F-16s crash during exercise
RTAF F-16A ADFs #10205 &amp; #10215 from 102 sqn fly in formation over Darwin after their last day time sortie for Exercise Pitch Black 2010 on August 5th, 2010. [Australian DoD photo]
Feb 14, 2011 - Two Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) F-16s taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise crashed in Chaiyaphum province today. Both pilots managed to eject safely. [Read more...]
F-16 lands at Prestwick after fuel leak
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0407 from the 480th FS that made an emergency landing at Prestwick Airport on January 8th, 2011 with Prestwick fire crew. [Photo by Mark Walker]
Jan 08, 2011 - An F-16 block 50 from 480th FS made an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport after suffering a fuel leak. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16 clips power line in Morocco
BAF F-16A block 15 #FA-118 seen above a magnificent landscape over Morocco in the vicinity of Meknes were the Belgians practise low-level flying every year. [BAF photo]
Dec 16, 2010 - Last November, a Belgian F-16 pilot hit a power line in Morocco during a training flight. As a consequence, parts of Morocco and Algeria were cut of from electricity for a while. [Read more...]
Safety chains used at Aviano AB to stop F-16
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0446 from the 555th FS has plowed into the ground at Aviano AB on December 1st, 2010. [<a href="http://www.ilgazzettino.it">Ilgazetto.it</a> photo]
Dec 02, 2010 - An F-16C block 40 (#88-0446) experienced problems after landing from a training flight yesterday, Wednesday afternoon at Aviano Air Base, Italy. This prompted the base to use safety chains to bring it to a stop about 30 yards from the base perimeter. [Read more...]
F-16 jettisons fuel tanks, inert missile near Aviano
USAF F-16C block 40 #90-0709 from the 510th FS departs on a sortie mission during a surge on December 16th, 2009 at Aviano AB. [USAF photo by SrA. Nadine Y. Barclay]
Nov 18, 2010 - An F-16 based at Aviano dropped two external fuel tanks and an inert missile on an empty field Tuesday night after the pilot declared an in-flight emergency shortly after take-off, according to a 31st Fighter Wing press release. [Read more...]
F-16I crashes in Negev desert
First flight of the F-16I "Sufa", without the CFT's [<a href="http://www.lmtas.com" target="new">LMTAS</a> photo]
Nov 11, 2010 - An Israeli F-16I crashed Wednesday night in southern Israel during a routine training flight, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. Both crew were killed in the incident. [Read more...]
RTAF F-16 crashes
RTAF F-16A block 15 #40315 from 403 sqn lands at RAAF Darwin after another sortie during Exercise Pitch Black 08 on June 10th, 2008. [Australian DoD photo]
Oct 18, 2010 - A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) F-16 on a training mission crashed in Tak province today, killing the pilot, said Tak Governor Samart Loyfa. [Read more...]
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