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Officials release S. Carolina F-16 accident report
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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