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138th FW’s F-16 crash report out

Posted on December 1, 2022November 30, 2022 by alert5

The investigation into the crash of an F-16 on Mar. 23 has been completed. The pilot of the mishap aircraft was found to have misjudge the flight characteristic of the aircraft after selecting a wrong switch and choosing to eject from a recoverable jet.

A 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, flies next to a KC-135R Stratotanker April 25, 2019. The Stratotanker, from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refueled four 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons during flight operations over Kansas. (Courtesy photo by Mike Killian)

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RoKAF participating in Operation Christmas Drop

Posted on November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 by alert5

A Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) C-130 has left South Korea for Guam to participate in Operation Christmas Drop.

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Video of E-2C Hawkeye accident in Taiwan, aircraft veered off runway

Posted on November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 by alert5

A Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) E-2 early warning aircraft had a landing mishap this morning in Pingtun air base.

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BriteCloud 218 designated as AN/ALQ-260(V)1; recommended for fielding by ANG

Posted on November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has assigned the designation AN/ALQ-260(V)1 to Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 as the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) recommended fielding the airborne electronic warfare countermeasure decoy for the F-16.