March 5, 2012 52 FW releases AIB report on A-10C crash in Germany Spangdahlem Air Base officials released the results of their investigation into the April 1, 2011 crash of an A-10C Thunderbolt II, north of Laufeld, Germany as it returned to base on a training mission. Concluding the investigation, the board president determined that the cause of the
Jan. 27, 2012 'A-Team' A-10s, Apaches hone CSAR, CAS skills A joint close air support and combat search and rescue exercise involving U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots took place for the first time at the Baumholder Major Training Area here Jan. 23 - 26. A-10 pilots who participated in this joint training
Dec. 15, 2011 F-16 pilot reaches 4,000 flight hours, inspires others Only 33 pilots in the 20-year history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon have reached 4,000 flying hours in the aircraft until Dec. 14.Lt. Col. Brian Egger, 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, became the 34th pilot to do so Dec. 14 reaching more than 4,000 flight hours in the aircraft. "This is very rare,"