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Thunderbird F-16 goes down near Colorado springs
Picture of the downed Thunderbird near Powers and Fontaine who crashed on June 2nd, 2016. The pilot ejected safely. [Photo by Brennan Linsley, The Associated Press]
Jun 02, 2016 - A Thunderbirds' F-16 jet went down in Widefield, which is south of Colorado Springs. This happened right after a fly-over at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony Thursday. [Read more...]
Norwegian F-16 mistakenly strafes control tower with officers inside
Close up of the M61 gunport on a Norwegian F-16A. The copper color is copper-grease, applied to the gunport to protect it from the hot gasses during firing. Burns from the gasses are difficult to clean after a firing period. [F-16.net photo]
Apr 25, 2016 - A Norwegian fighter jet on a training exercise has mistakenly opened fire on a control tower with three officers inside. Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway's west coast when one of them opened fire with its M61 gun system. [Read more...]
South Korean KF-16D crashes, both pilots eject safety
ROKAF F-16D block 52 #93-110 had just retracted its landing gear after taking off from its homebase. [ROKAF photo]
Mar 30, 2016 - A RoKAF F-16D block 52 crashed on Wednesday. The jet fighter plunged into an uninhabited hilly area in Cheongsong, 322 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 16:06h without causing any damage to civilians. Both pilots safely ejected. [Read more...]
Fatal Egyptian F-16 crash during training exercise
EAF F-16B block 15 #9206 from 232 TFB is flying alongside a USAF KC-135 tanker during a Bright Star exercise. [Photo by Jeff Stoermer]
Jan 28, 2016 - An Egyptian F-16 crashed during a military exercise at Al Ismailiyah Air Base in north-eastern Egypt, killing both crew members. [Read more...]
Luke F­-16 crashes near Bagdad Arizona, Taiwanese pilot killed
RoCAF F-16A block 20 #93-0711 is parked under a shed in a static display. [USAF photo]
Jan 21, 2016 - An F-16 (#93-0711) belonging to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base crashed in northwestern Arizona today around 08.45h. The pilot, a Taiwanese air force student pilot, did not survive. [Read more...]
Bahraini pilot survives F-16 jet crash
The remains of a Royal Bahraini F-16 fighter jet which crashed near the Yemeni border region of Jizan. [Photo supplied by Al Arabiya News Channel]
Dec 30, 2015 - Saudi Arabia says a Bahraini pilot who was flying for a kingdom-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen has survived a plane crash caused by a technical failure. [Read more...]
F-16 crashes on training mission at Holloman AFB, New Mexico
USAF F-16C block 42 #87-0358 from the 310th FS departs Luke AFB on an air-to-ground training mission. [Photo by Anthony Cornelius]
Nov 25, 2015 - A USAF F-16 crashed while on a training mission in New Mexico, but the pilot managed to safely eject from the aircraft. [Read more...]
Danish F-16 plunges into North Sea after pilot safely ejected
RDAF F-16AM #E-070 being towed across an Aalborg AB taxiway on September 26th, 2003. [Photo by Erik Frikke]
Oct 27, 2015 - A Danish F-16 pilot was forced to eject when his F-16A block 20 MLU crashed into the North Sea off the coast of the western island of Rømø at around 14.00h on Tuesday. [Read more...]
F-16 damaged by Taliban-claimed fire in Afghanistan
USAF F-16C block 40 #90-0773 assigned to the 555th FS flies a refueling mission over the Iraqi countryside. The aircraft has just received the 1 Billionth pound of fuel provided by Combined Forces Air Component Command (CFACC) refueling aircraft since January 3rd, for missions flown in support of Operations 'Enduring Freedom' and 'Iraqi Freedom'. This picture was taken on April 21st, 2004. [USAF photo by SSgt Aaron D. Allmon II]
Oct 19, 2015 - An American F-16 fighter jet was hit by small-arms fire last week in eastern Afghanistan, forcing the pilot to jettison fuel tanks and weapons before safely landing at a base, the U.S. military confirmed on Monday. [Read more...]
Spatial disorientation caused fatal F-16 crash in Gulf of Mexico
Lt. Col. Matthew J. LaCourse
Sep 10, 2015 - An Air Force report says spatial disorientation caused a civilian pilot to fatally crash an F-16 last November in the Gulf of Mexico. A report by Air Combat Command at Langley AFB says LaCourse was intercepting another jet when he became disoriented. The maneuvers stimulated fluid in the pilot's inner ear canals that affect perceptions of gravity, movement and direction. [Read more...]
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