Strong winds are believed to have been the cause of a retired F-16 plane flipping on top of another Fighting Falcon at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Winds gusts of 66 mph most probably caused a retired F-16 to flip onto another F-16 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

F-16ADF (MM7248 formerly leased to the Italian AF) and F-16C 84-1246 “LF”, both kept in storage by the 309^th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG)  at the local “Boneyard,” were involved in the incident.

Image credit: U.S. Air Force

 

Related articles

• How many A-10 combat planes can you count in this photo? All of them are deploying to the Middle East…
• Phantom Phorever!!! Wittmund hosts last F-4 Spotter Day. For real Phantom Phreaks.
• U.S. Coast Guard wants to get its hands on 14 C-27J Spartan planes
• These are some of the coolest A-10 Warthog air-to-air, in action photos ever
• Pararescuemen training jumps from U.S. Air Force HC-130s
• “Airborne Laser Operations will be conducted in the U.S. airspace” NOTAM says. The U.S. still pursuing the YAL-1 project goals?
• “You are cleared to the scrap yard”: Italy’s leased combat-proven F-16s returned to the U.S. to be cockooned again.