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480FS F-16CJ Crashes in Bavaria

August 11, 2015
Jonathan Derden No Comments News

On the morning of August 11, a Block 50 F-16CJ from the 480th Fighter Squadron, the Warhawks, crashed at 9:38AM local time while on a training mission to the US Army Garrison Bavaria, a sprawling base near Grafenwoehr featuring air-to-ground ranges.

According to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, the jet was carrying six 25-pound training munitions, along with fuel tanks, all of which were jettisoned in a non-populated area prior to the crash.

The 52nd Fighter Wing reports that the pilot ejected safely and is being treated at a local hospital.

We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available, but it is certainly a relief to know that our Warhawk Viper driver is safely back on deck.

RRF!

 

 

About the Author

Jonathan Derden is an Airline Transport Rated-pilot with a regional airline in the mid-Atlantic region. Chair flying since being spoon fed as a child, Jonathan is a graduate of the aviation program at Jacksonville University and has been an airline pilot since 2007. When he's not flying for work, he's traversing the planet in search of the next opportunity as an aviation photojournalist. Jonathan began his photographic pursuits as a teenager while learning how to use his father's camera at a local general aviation airport, and has since broadened his horizons to include and now focuses on military aviation.

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