Derk 265 Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Suffered birdstrike yesterday during touch & goes at Kleine Brogel AB. Pilot (traning in the F16 OCU)ejected safely, though he had to be rescued out of a tree by the fire brigade, Plane crashed into a field about 4km from the base. No further victims Always a a dramatic occurrence.... saw it happening right in front of me during take off for the Airpower demo at KLu Open Days 2007 at Volkel. In this case some engine power remained after a restart and after dropping underwing fuel tanks thepilot could make an emergency landing. Demo was cancelled, little birdie vs. 16 F16's : 1-0 If you look carefully at 32 -33 seconds in te slow motion part of the second vid you see the bird being ingested.... Edited August 17, 2012 by Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,281 Posted August 17, 2012 good to here the pilot's okay, their harder to replace than the aircraft........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted August 17, 2012 lucky no one got hurt... always a good outcome when the pilot walks away from the crash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted August 17, 2012 good to here the pilot's okay, their harder to replace than the aircraft........ You're sure right about that although the BAF (and for that matter KLu) F 16's are getting quite rare......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Jug 99 Posted August 17, 2012 That was some outstanding airmanship to get the jet back on the ground. Respect due to the pilot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
