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First F-16 pilots trained in Romania receive their wings
FAR F-16AM #1629 destined for Esc 48 is rolling out on the runway with brakes opened at Câmpia Turzii AB on April 19th, 2024. [FAR photo]
Jul 31, 2024 - In November 2023, the Fetești AB in Romania inaugurated a European Training Center for F-16 fighter aircraft. Seven Romanian pilots, who started their training at that time, have now finished their courses and achieved their "mission-ready" status. [Read more...]
First 2 of 14 Slovakian F-16 Block 70s arrive in country
Slovakia’s first two F-16 block 70s arrived on July 22nd, 2024 to begin operations with the Slovak Air Force. [Slovak Ministry of Defense photo]
Jul 22, 2024 - Slovakia has received the first two of the 14 new F-16 Block 70s from the United States whose delivery was pushed back two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read more...]
Romania receives another three F-16s from Norway
FAR F-16AM #1645 destined for Esc 48 is parked in a hanger with Romanian registration already applied before delivery. [FAR photo]
Jul 03, 2024 - Another three F-16s purchased by Romania from Norway landed on Friday at the 71st General Emanoil Ionescu Air Base at Campia Turzii, central-western Cluj County. Those jets will be part of the 48th Fighter Squadron of the 71st Air Base. [Read more...]
Morris ANGB receives initial delivery of Slovak F-16 Blk 70s
Lt. Col. Joseph Markowski, Chief of Stan/Eval assigned to the 162 AW, arrives with the first Slovak-owned F-16 block 70 at Morris ANGB on June 13th, 2024. The Department of the Air Force selected Morris ANGB to receive up to nine Slovak-owned F-16 block 70s. [ANG photo by SrA. Guadalupe Beltran]
Jul 02, 2024 - The Morris ANGB is home to the Air National Guard’s premier F-16 fighter pilot training unit, the 162nd Wing, providing training for coalition war-fighting partners for the United States Air Force and international allies, which is why the Department of the Air Force selected Morris ANGB to receive up to nine Slovak-owned F-16 Block 70s. The first Block 70 aircraft arrived on June 13. [Read more...]
Spangdahlem Air Base F-16 reaches 10,000 flying hours
USAF Capt. Benjamin White, 480th FS F-16 pilot, parks F-16C block 50 #91-0358 following a sortie in which the fighter reached 10,000 flying hours at Spangdahlem AB on June 24th, 2024. [USAF photo by A1C. Albert Morel]
Jun 27, 2024 - On Jun. 24, 2024 the F-16C Block 50C, designated as tail number #91-0358, reached 10,000 flying hours during a sortie at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. [Read more...]
Wear and tear in pitch rate gyroscopes caused Singapore F-16 crash
RSAF F-16C block 52 #96-5028 from the 425th FS is parked on the tarmac at Luke AFB. The jet crashed on May 19th, 2004. [Janssens Ronny collection]
Jun 26, 2024 - Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has attributed the crash of one of their F-16s on 8 May to “degraded” gyroscopes. The F-16 crashed shortly after take-off from Tengah Air Base. [Read more...]
79th ‘Tigers’ take on Checkered Flag 24-2, WSEP
USAF F-16C block 50 #00-0224 assigned to the 79th FS taxis on the flight line during Checkered Flag 24-2 and the Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall AFB, May 15, 2024. [USAF photo by SrA Steven Cardo]
May 29, 2024 - The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron ‘Tigers’ took part in Checkered Flag 24-2 and the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Tyndall Air Force Base from May 9-22, 2024. These exercises aimed to enhance air combat readiness alongside 5th-generation aircraft and validate weapons systems and tactics in realistic, large-scale training scenarios. [Read more...]
Eielson AFB F-16 undergoes in-flight emergency
USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0305 from the 18th AS with an advance flanker scheme takes off for a training mission over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex on May 7th, 2008 at Eielson AFB during the Northern Edge 2008 exercise. [USAF photo by A1C. Jonathan Snyder]
May 29, 2024 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, experienced an in-flight emergency during take-off at approximately 13:47h, on May 28, 2024. [Read more...]
RSAF F-16 crashes at Tengah Air Base
RSAF F-16A block 15 #880 from 140 sqn is coming in for landing with brakes opened at Tengah AB on February 26th, 1998. The aircraft was later transferred to Thailand as #10323. [<a href="http://www.airliners.net" target="new">Airliners.net</a> photo by Fred Willemsen]
May 08, 2024 - On 8 May 2024, at 12.35h, a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 experienced an issue during take-off. The pilot safely ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within the confines of Tengah Air Base. [Read more...]
F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, USA
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]
May 01, 2024 - An F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Tuesday around noon. The pilot safely ejected. [Read more...]
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