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F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, USA
An F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Tuesday around noon. The pilot safely ejected.

Iraqi F-16s to be equipped with the AN/ALQ-211 electronic warfare system
The Iraqi Air Force is to equip all 34 of its F-16C/D Block 52Ms with the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare suite (AIDEWS).

USAF secretary Kendall plans to ride in AI-operated F-16 for a Sneak Peek on CCA Technology
The US Air Force is rapidly scaling up its plans to automate some of its fleet, and the US Air Force secretary says he's planning to fly in one of the autonomously piloted F-16s this spring.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - May 6, 2024
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 204 write-off: 621 preserved: 162 stored: 582 instructional: 120 on order: 125 active: 2861
	Changes '23/'24: Fleet adds: 20 Fleet drop: 60
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Today in F-16 history

6 May 1976
Start of mating the fuselage.

6 May 1981
Belgian's 349 squadron is declared fully operational as first European F-16 squadron.

Quote of the Day

You can gave computer sights or anything you like, but I think you have to go to the enemy on the shortest distance, and knock him down from point-blank range. You'll get him from in close. At long distance, it's questionable.

-- Colonel Erich Bubi Hartmann, Luftwaffe
World's Leading Ace, Luftwaffe
352 Victories, WW-II

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First USAF F-16

USAF #80001
F-16A Block 1

This F-16 was the first to roll off the General Dynamics production line at Fort Worth, TX. It was delivered to the USAF in August of 1978 and thus became the very first production F-16 to be delivered worldwide. Initial deliveries went to the 388th TFW at Hill AFB, where initial pilot training on the type was performed.

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