Six former Danish aircraft have reached the Canary Islands on their way to South America, with their arrival set to double Argentina's delivered F-16 fleet to 12 jets
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier53m ago
For the second time in less than a week, a U.S. F-16 fighter jet has crashed, this time during a training mission in western Germany, according to the military. They said the pilot ejected safely.
© The Independent (Illustration) The pilot of a US F-16 Fighting Falcon survived a crash at Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany on Tuesday, September 22. The pilot received medical attention after ejecting, and US military authorities confirmed that an investigation had been launched. The aircraft belonged to the US Air Force’s 52nd Fighter Wing....
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany on Tuesday afternoon, September 22. The aircraft, assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron of the 52nd Fighter Wing, crashed at around 2:30 p.m. local time while returning to the base. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was taken for […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth20h ago
Officials say one pilot safely ejected as F-16 believed to have crashed on approach to Spangdahlem after training drill An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment. The cause of the incident is under investigation, the military said in a statement, with emergency response personnel at the scene of the crash. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Reuters22h ago
The pilot "ejected safely" and is receiving medical care, U.S. Air Base Spangdahlem said in a statement.
ABC News22h ago
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, according to U.S. officials.
A 52nd Fighter Wing (FW) pilot ejected and is receiving medical attention after an F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base, the second U.S. F-16 incident in a week. The aircraft, which officials confirmed in a statement as belonging to Spangdahlem’s 52nd Fighter Wing (FW), crashed onto the base’s golf course, which lies under […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet23h ago
An F-16 fighter jet crashed near Spangdahlem Air Base, the US Air Force installation in Germany’s Eifel region,…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau22 Sept
The fighter jet came down after the pilot ejected in the last minute, according to German media reports
Fourth-generation fighters were supposed to disappear. Instead, they still define Western air power in 2026.
An F-16 pilot safely ejected before the fighter jet crashed Thursday in rural Michigan, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and triggering temporary evacuations for nearby residents after police said hazardous chemicals spilled from the wreckage.
The pilot ejected from the aircraft and is receiving care at a hospital, the Texas Military Department said.
ABC News17 Sept
F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan; Latest on Trump-Kennedy Center drama.
An F-16 fighter jet crashed and the pilot ejected to safety in northern Michigan on Thursday afternoon, military officials confirmed. The crash, which occurred in Grand Traverse County, was captured in a video circulated by local news outlets showing a large plume of black smoke in the air near residential homes. The Texas Military Department…
The Hill•Finya Swai17 Sept
A Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed during a training flight in northern Michigan on September 17, 2026,…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope17 Sept
A witness described seeing a big plume of black smoke and said ‘explosions kept happening’
Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated the use of a dedicated data link between Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) pods installed on F-16 fighter aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force is considering the acquisition of newly built F-16s, possibly an upgraded F-16G variant, to address the aging of the fleet. The U.S. Air Force is once again considering the acquisition of newly built F-16 fighter aircraft, according to multiple sources who spoke with Air and Space Forces Magazine and Aviation Week, […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso17 Sept