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Air Force Unsure How Long F-16D Inspections Will Take

Pat Host

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

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Air Force Unsure How Long F-16D Inspections Will Take

Aerospace Welding supports a number of military aircraft including the F-16 fighter. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Air Force is unsure exactly how long detailed inspections of its F-16Ds will take after preliminary inspections revealed cracking that resulted in the grounding of more than half its fleet. “Some airframes have no damage whatsoever and other airframes have varying levels of damage,” Air Force spokesman Capt. A.J. Schrag told Defense Daily Friday. “As a consequence of some of this variability, they’re really struggling to be able to nail down an actual timeline.” The Air Force said Aug.…

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