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F-16 drops fuel tank on garage during emergency
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>]
Mar 25, 2009 - An F-16 from Aviano AB had an in-flight engine emergency on the March 24th which resulted in the pilot ejecting the external fuel tanks. One of which landed on a local houses garage. No one was reported injured. [Read more...]
55 EFS F-16C Accident report released
USAF F-16C block 50 #93-0554 from the 55th FS seen 5 hours after being destroyed when a fire broke out while the engine was running at Balad AB on November 12th, 2008. [Photo by Kap]
Mar 09, 2009 - Catastrophic engine failure caused an F-16C to crash on the flight line at Balad Air Base, Iraq, November 12, 2008, Air Combat Command officials announced today. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s in Afghanistan heavily damaged
A BAF F-16AM is taking off from KAIA (Kabul International Airport) in July of 2005. [Photo by P. Bogaert/Belgian Defence]
Mar 08, 2009 - Three of the four Belgian F-16s stationed in Kandahar sustained heavy damage after their engines where FOD'ed by debris kicked up by a landing transport aircraft. [Read more...]
Polish F-16 recovers after plunging 6,500 feet
PolAF F-16D block 52 #4082 from 6 elt seen taxiing at Poznan-Krzesiny AB on November 28th, 2007. [Polish MND photo]
Mar 01, 2009 - On February 17, a Polish F-16 almost fell from the skies, from an altitude of 10,000 meters during a training exercises conducted in the Krzesiny district, near Poznan, western Poland. [Read more...]
F-16IN suffers tyre blow outs during Aero India
UAEAF F-16F block 60 #3009 is buzzing by the lens at Aero India. The aircraft is used by Lockheed as demonstration aircraft for the Indian F-16IN tender for 126 multi-role aircraft. Note the 'F-16IN' markings on the tail base. [Photo by Rahul Devnath]
Feb 15, 2009 - Two tyres on the F-16IN demonstrator jet blew out during landing after displaying on the final day of the Aero India International air show. No one was reported injured. [Read more...]
Turkish pilot convicted over F-16 collision
TuAF F-16C block 50 #93-0687 from 192 Filo is seen in formation with another F-16 which launches a flare. [TuAF photo]
Feb 02, 2009 - A court in Greece has convicted and sentenced a Turkish fighter pilot in absentia to four years in prison over a fatal jet crash over the Aegean Sea in 2006. [Read more...]
Foam suppressed F-16s - comments by Col. Anderson
USAF F-16C block 50 #00-0223 from the 79th FS is submerged in foam after the fire suppression system in Hangar 1200 at Shaw AFB was activated on January 17th, 2009. The quick response from Shaw's Airmen resulted in minimal damage to Air Force assets. [USAF photo by SrA. Matthew Davis]
Jan 21, 2009 - I had heard that Shaw was home to the finest Airmen in our Air Force. In just two weeks after my arrival, I had an experience that proved it. [Read more...]
F-16 drops fuel tanks into the Great Salt Lake
Close up of the tail markings for the 388th FW boss bird which is tail number #88-0500 maintained by the 34th FS, seen here under the sun shelter at Hill AFB on July 29th, 2006. [Photo by Duane Kaiser]
Dec 12, 2008 - An F-16 from the 388th FW jettisoned its two external fuel tanks into the Great Salt Lake during a training exercise. Base personnel and park employees are assisting in the recovery clean up. [Read more...]
Portuguese F-16 overshoots Florennes runway
PoAF first F-16AM, #15133, sitting on the tarmac [Mais Alto Magazine photo via Ricardo Nunes]
Dec 06, 2008 - During the Tactical Leadership Program at Florennes AB yesterday a PoAF F-16 slid off the runway. The pilot safely ejected and walked away without injuries. [Read more...]
Sather AB responds to a F-16 in-flight emergency
Firefighters from the 447th ECES respond to an emergency landing by F-16C block 50 #90-0824 from the 14th FS at Sather AB on November 12th, 2008. The pilot was nearing the end of an extended combat sortie in coordination with ground forces in the area when an engine malfunction warning prompted him to declare an in-flight emergency and seek to land at the nearest suitable airfield. [USAF photo by MSgt. Brian Davidson]
Nov 19, 2008 - Radios set to the emergency response channels squawked an unusual message from the Base Command on the morning of November 12 with the announcement that an F-16 was less than 10 minutes out of Baghdad IAP with an in-flight emergency. [Read more...]
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