A Belgian F-16 was destroyed on the ground in 2018 when the gun on another F-16 accidentally fired. Were the causes of this mishap ever released? All I find are early reports of the accident.
A Belgian F-16 was destroyed on the ground in 2018 when the gun on another F-16 accidentally fired. Were the causes of this mishap ever released? All I find are early reports of the accident.
I know the guy who was involved, we were in the same squadron. It was a tragic mistake of a team sent to investigate an hydraulic leak on a gun. The incorrect tail number was communicated to them; they found the leaky jet and decided to cut short the verification of the gun status. Young team members, flight schedule pressure...