Belgian Air Force F-16 destroyed by friendly fire
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:12 pm
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[color=rgb(17, 17, 17)][font=PT Serif][size=18px]On 12 October, [b][i]Aviation24.be[/i][/b] received more information on the incident: a technician was working on an F-16 when he[b][u] accidentally activated the six-barrels 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon of that F-16. The cannon was loaded and some bullets hit another F-16AM (FA-128).[/u][/b] That aircraft had just been refueled and was – together with another F-16 – being prepared for a (training) mission. Due to the bullets, the F-16AM exploded and damaged the other F-16.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(17, 17, 17)][font=PT Serif][/size][size=18px]Two technicians were injured after the blast, the Belgian Aviation Safety Directorate opened an investigation into the accident. The Belgian Air Force had 60 active F-16 aircraft remaining, including 48 on duty for NATO.[/size][/font][/color]
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[img width=375 height=500]https://wwwaviation24be-q41r3jh.stackpa ... nnes-2.png[/img]
[color=rgb(17, 17, 17)][font=PT Serif][size=18px]On 12 October, [b][i]Aviation24.be[/i][/b] received more information on the incident: a technician was working on an F-16 when he[b][u] accidentally activated the six-barrels 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon of that F-16. The cannon was loaded and some bullets hit another F-16AM (FA-128).[/u][/b] That aircraft had just been refueled and was – together with another F-16 – being prepared for a (training) mission. Due to the bullets, the F-16AM exploded and damaged the other F-16.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(17, 17, 17)][font=PT Serif][/size][size=18px]Two technicians were injured after the blast, the Belgian Aviation Safety Directorate opened an investigation into the accident. The Belgian Air Force had 60 active F-16 aircraft remaining, including 48 on duty for NATO.[/size][/font][/color]
[img width=500 height=333]https://wwwaviation24be-q41r3jh.stackpa ... nnes-3.jpg[/img]
[img width=375 height=500]https://wwwaviation24be-q41r3jh.stackpa ... nnes-2.png[/img]