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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Paktika Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Military officials confirmed that the F-16 was struck by Taliban fire to Agence France-Presse. The pilot jettisoned the external fuel tanks and ammunition and made an emergency landing.
Sources:
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/19/f-16-struck-by-taliban-fire-us-japan-india-conduct-joint-naval-exercise-pm-sharif-visits-us/
http://fa.rfi.fr/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81-%DB%B1%DB%B6-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF-20151019/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2015 18:42 | amin parto | Added |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Oct-2015 14:36 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2021 18:33 | King T. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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