Norwegian F-16 strafed tower by mistake

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 is in the news again as this time a pilot accidentally strafed a tower with his M61 Gatling cannon by mistake during a night time exercise.

Royal Norwegian air force F-16s, Northern Viking 2011
By Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The accident happened on Apr. 12 on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway’s west coast. Three men were inside the tower at that time but luckily, no one was injured.

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