Report Blames ‘Sticky Trigger’ For F-16 Thunderbird Crash
Credit: This $29 million F-16CJ was completely ruined, but was discovered in a relatively complete state after sliding 1,240 ft. after impact: U.S. Air Force
June 2, 2016, will forever be remembered as an unlucky day for the U.S. military’s premier flying aerobatic demonstration teams, the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds. On that day, Thunderbirds pilot Maj. Alex Turner of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, was forced to crash land his Lockheed...
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