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Pilot Error And A Series of Ejection Seat Malfunctions Among The Causes Of Fatal F-16CM Crash at Shaw AFB.

November 10, 2020 Tom Demerly David Cenciotti

Report Mentions Risks of Tactical Flying and Intense Training Demands, Wrong Decisions On The Ground Along with Possible Role of COVID-19 in Mishap. The cause of the tragic, fatal crash of an F-16CM, tail number […]

[Updated] USAF F-16CM from 20th Fighter Wing Crashes at Shaw AFB in South Carolina. Pilot Reported Dead.

July 1, 2020 Tom Demerly

Reports Suggest the Aircraft Could Not Lower Its Landing Gear, Crashed on Landing. A USAF F-16CM Fighting Falcon has crashed at Shaw AFB near Sumter, South Carolina in the southeastern United States at approximately 23:30 […]

These are the planes the Air Force doesn’t want you to photograph from short distance

March 14, 2013 David Cenciotti

Even if you can find thousand images of these planes on websites, forums, etc., there’s a weird U.S. Air Force rule according to which some planes involved in Red Flag exercises can’t be photographed from inside […]