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Officials release S. Carolina F-16 accident report
USAF F-16C block 50 #94-0045 from the 77th FS heads out to the Nevada Test and Training range on July 23rd, 2009 during Red Flag 09-4. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
Jan 11, 2010 - A combination of factors resulted in the collision of two F-16CMs Oct. 15, 2009, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Jan. 11. [Read more...]
F-16 makes emergency landing at Fiumicino AP
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 belonging to the 510th FS made an emergency landing at Rome's Fiumicino Airport due to an engine nozzle problem. [USAF photo]
Dec 16, 2009 - An F-16 belonging to USAF 31st FW based at Aviano, Italy, made an emergency landing today at 12.30h at Rome's Fiumicino Airport due to a unknown technical problem. [Read more...]
Hill F-16 drops tanks & bombs during an in-flight emergency
USAF F-16C block 40 #90-0725 assigned to the 4th FS, Hill AFB, takes off for a training mission during Red Flag 08-3 on July 31st, 2008. [USAF photo by SrA. Larry E. Reid Jr]
Oct 22, 2009 - A Hill AFB based F-16 dropped its 300 gallon fuel tanks and two 500lb bombs outside the main base on waste land after calling an in-flight emergency around 15.30h local time. [Read more...]
F-16D emergency lands at local airport
USAF F-16D block 25 #84-1328 from the 62nd FS has made an emergency landing at Wickenburg AP on October 22nd, 2009. [<a href="http://www.abc15.com">abc15</a> photo]
Oct 22, 2009 - An F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing made an emergency landing at Wickenburg municipal airport at approximately 10.30h on October 22nd after losing engine power. [Read more...]
2 Shaw F-16s collide off S. Carolina coast
USAF F-16C block 50s #90-0821 &amp; #91-0356 from the 77th FS wait on the 'hot ramp' at a forward-deployed location while maintenance crews ready the weapons for a night mission. The F-16s are from the 20th FW at Shaw AFB, and they are flying OIF missions for the 363rd EFS. [USAF photo by SSgt. Matthew Hannen]
Oct 15, 2009 - Two F-16s from the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw Air Force Bases have collided in mid-air somewhere over the Atlantic at 20.30h local time. One jet & its pilot are reported to be missing. [Read more...]
Poor maintenance led to Aviano F-16s fuel tank drop
USAF F-16C block 40 #89-2102 from the 510th FS is seen returning to Aviano AB after suffering an in-flight emergency in which the pilot had to eject its external fuel tanks on March 24th, 2009. Note the white smoke trailing from the engine. [Photo by <a href="http://www.fotodigimarco.eu/" target="new">Marco Sommacal</a>]
Oct 06, 2009 - Faulty maintenance work is being blamed for a March incident in which an F-16 pilot was forced to drop his fuel tanks over a small northern Italy town before making an emergency landing on base. [Read more...]
Utah F-16 crash - accident report released
USAF F-16C block 40 #89-2108 from the 4th FS is photographed on a sunny ramp at Hill AFB on June 3rd, 2006. [Photo by Duane Kaiser]
Sep 28, 2009 - A pilot's failure to recognize his altitude during night, low altitude high-angle strafing training caused the crash of an F-16 at the Utah Test and Training Range June 22, according to an Air Combat Command AIB report released Sept. 28. [Read more...]
IDFAF F-16 crashes in Southern Hebron
IDFAF F-16A block 5 (original) #100 from 140 sqn is coming in for landing. [Photo by <a href="http://www.xnir.com" target="new">Xnir</a>]
Sep 13, 2009 - An F-16A from the IDFAF crashed in the Southern Hills near Hebron on Sunday. The pilot who was killed was the son of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in 2003. [Read more...]
F-16I fighter jet makes emergency landing
IDFAF F-16D block 52 #427 from Tayeset 253 is seen recovering from a Red Flag 09-4 mission at Nellis AFB on July 17th, 2009. [Photo by EOR]
Sep 02, 2009 - An Israeli Air Force F-16I fighter jet on Wednesday made an emergency landing at the Ramon Base in the Negev after experiencing an unusual malfunction. [Read more...]
Iowa ANG F-16 makes tailhook landing at Des Moines Airport
Detail of the tailhook on 194th FS F-16C block 25 #85404. [Photo by Jeff Hollenbeck]
Aug 02, 2009 - Mechanics at Des Moines' 132nd Fighter Wing Unit are trying to figure out what forced the F-16 pilot to make a barrier engagement on Saturday afternoon. [Read more...]
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