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  • Belgian F-16 clips power line in Morocco

    12/16/2010 8:59:30 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 5 replies
    F-16.net ^ | 12/16/2010 | Lieven Dewitte
    Last November, a Belgian F-16 pilot hit a power line in Morocco during a training flight. As a consequence, parts of Morocco and Algeria were cut of from electricity for a while.The 350th squadron, which is based in Florennes, deployed to Sidi Slimane Air Base in Morocco with seven F-16s. They were preparing for a NATO operation in Afghanistan (ISAF), the latter which has a similar landscape. During a training mission, a pilot was flying too low and ended up hitting a power line. The aircraft could still land safely.