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F-16 pilot leaves hospital as Air Force investigates Germany crash

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed while returning from training in Germany sustained minor injuries and has been released from the hospital. The 52nd Fighter Wing said ...

Retired F-16 Fighting Falcon Is Being Used To Keep Others Operational

U.S. Air Force maintainers carefully stripped every usable part off of a damaged aircraft to help keep the Fighting Falcon ...

Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine ‘blind spot,’ investigation finds

The December crash of one of the famed demonstration team's jets was the second time in less than two years that an F-16 pilot was forced to eject after a failure in an engine's mechanical "blind ...
The National Interest on MSN

Another F-16 Has Crashed—Second Loss of a Fighting Falcon This Month

Tuesday’s crash in western Germany is the 15th crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon since 2000, but comes only five days after a similar incident in Michigan.
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Considering Once Again Buying New F-16s

The U.S. Air Force is considering the acquisition of newly built F-16s, possibly an upgraded F-16G variant, to address the ...