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Posted on 11/12/2008 6:30:04 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
A USAF F-16 assigned to the 332nd AEW, based at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, caught fire after the pilot aborted the takeoff, at about 5.40h. Baghdad time.
The fire was contained adjacent to the runway, and the pilot, who ground egressed the aircraft, was taken to the Air Force Theater Hospital on base for evaluation. The pilot had no apparent injuries.
The aircraft was destroyed in the fire. A safety board will be convened to investigate the incident.
Courtesy of Joint Base Balad Public Affairs
FODded engine?
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unable to determine right now.
On the f-16.net forum, rumor is a 55th jet from Shaw AFB, SC.
Aborted takeoff sounds suspiciously like a FODded motor. Glad the pilot is safe.
Better on the ground than mid air, glad nobody got hurt.
Little jets have big appetites. They don’t have very good digestion, however.
what the hell is that number..1/20... cross my heart you boys better getter done before that day. GOD bless you guys and you know we are always praying.
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No problem. Great pic.
It'd help if writers (or editors) knew just a bit about their subject.
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