Mar 4, 2023 路 Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. undergoing an assessment to determine how long it could take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, according to two congressional
Dec 16, 2022 路 RNLAF F-16s deployed to Tucson to train Viper pilots, are on their way back. On Jul. 29, 2022, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) flew the last F-16
May 20, 2023 路 This year, the Pentagon's top policy official, Colin Kahl, told Congress the fastest timeline for sending F-16s to Ukraine and training the pilots was 1 1/2 years.Sep 13, 2021 路 When the mission is complete, we鈥檒l either do one full stop landing (standard) or practice approaches/flameout landings (F-16), or other pattern-related training activities. Maintenance DebriefUkraine has long called on Western allies to supply F-16 jets to aid in resisting Russian attacks. While allies including the US have agreed to provide the jets, pilot training has been delayed Nov 12, 2018 路 He has more than 5000 flight hours on record, including 383 combat missions in Southeast and Southwest Asia, and has flown the OV-10, F-4, T-38 and F-16 aircraft. A former POW , he spent six months in captivity in North Vietnam after being struck down during a combat mission. . 126 449 282 401 251 38 267 356