Belgian F-16 hits powerlines, Morocco without electricity...

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.f-16.net/news_article4265.html

F-16 Mishap News

Belgian F-16 clips power line in Morocco

December 16, 2010 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Last November, a Belgian F-16 pilot hit a power line in Morocco during a training flight.
As a consequence, parts of Morocco and Algeria were cut of from electricity for a while.

The 350th squadron, which is based in Florennes, deployed to Sidi Slimane Air Base in Morocco with seven F-16s.

They were preparing for a NATO operation in Afghanistan (ISAF), the latter which has a similar landscape.

During a training mission, a pilot was flying too low and ended up hitting a power line. The aircraft could still land safely.

The Belgian Air Force confirmed the incident, but the investigation on the case is still ongoing.

Other links in Dutch:
http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail. ... 101216_127

http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikels/2 ... en-marokko

http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikels/2 ... en-marokko

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/990/Buiten ... euro.dhtml
as highlighted at
BAHA / Belgian Wings: http://belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Naviga ... 011_3.html

The Belgian Ministry of Defence has paid some 50.000 euro to the Moroccan government as a damage claim following an Air Component flying incident with an F-16 fighter which hit and damaged some high-tension cables.

[Trabanti]

When is the return visit by the Mirages??

[aviodromefriend]

In Holland we keep these kind of mishaps in our own country, and don't take the problems abroad (Apache).