Australian Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon MP announced
this week his country's air capability has been further enhanced by
the successful testing of a new radar warning receiver, and Air
Force acceptance of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 'Smart
Bomb.'
Here's one gear-up landing that was a bit more embarrassing --
and expensive -- than putting a Baron on its belly. Air Force
officials at Randolph AFB in Texas recently completed their
investigation of the April 2 F-16 Fighting Falcon accident at
Arizona's Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield... and, not surprisingly,
the accident investigation board determined the cause of this
mishap to be pilot error.
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