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First flight of a Belgian Air Force F-35A
On May 14, 2024, the third F-35A destined for the Belgian Air Force completed its maiden flight. The aircraft took off from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas around 15:00h and flew for approximately one hour.
RSAF F-16 crashes at Tengah Air Base
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.
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.
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F-16 Fleet Status
F-16 fleet - May 19, 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
19 May 2000
WCMD and TARS fielded on the F-16.
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Quote of the Day
The secret to my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.
-- Gen. Chuck Yeager
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F-16I Sufa / Storm
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F-16D Block 52
The first new F-16I 'Sufa' (Storm) for the Israeli Air Force. The F-16I features a dorsal spine, CFTs, and distributed RWR's, along with improved avionics. This aircraft is armed with AMRAAM's, Python 4, and LGB's - the gun is covered with a panel. It's also equipped with two 600gal drop tanks and LANTIRN pods.
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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Frasier"

Dual meaning callsign. 1) My former Vice Wing/CC looked just like Kelsey Grammer's character, Dr. Frasier Crane. 2) Another guy was a real smart@$$, so at first, people started calling him "Frasier", because he seemingly knew so much. Later, we actually got a pilot named Frazier in the squadron, so we renamed "Frasier" to "Cliff", as in Frasier's bar pal "Cliff Clavin". Cliff should've been his name to begin with. He wasn't particularly smart, he was just a smart@$$.
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Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:
6,000 Hours 6,000 Hrs
2008-05-02
Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill
| 466 FS | 421 FS  
5,000 Hours 5,000 Hrs
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Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage
| 134 FS | 134 FS | 125 FS  
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| 151 Filo | 132 Filo | 132 Filo  
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1,000 Hours 1,000 Hrs
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14 FS | 14 FS
TSgt. Jacob Densten (added: 20 Feb 2021)
79 FS
SSgt. Harold Corpuz (added: 22 Dec 2022)
57 FW | 57 FW | 57 FW | 57 FW | 36 FS | 64 AGRS | 706 AS | 51 FW | 31 FW | 31 FW
SSgt. Anthony Myers (added: 26 Apr 2024)
35 FS | 510 FS | 510 FS | 311 FS
SSgt. Rick Samilton (added: 17 Mar 2024)
13 FS | | 36 FS | C-130 | 18 sqn | F-35 | 3 sqn | 331 skv | 57 FW | 82 ATRS
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