Latest "aircraft fire" stories

A B-1B Lancer taxis on the flightline after training alongside the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 11, 2022. (Airman 1st Class Ryan Hayman/Air Force)

Dyess fire chief offers new details on last month’s massive B-1B bomber fire

Flames on the bomber's left side reached as high as 75 feet when fire crews arrived.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

C-17 fire at Joint Base Charleston under investigation, Air Force says

None of the eight people aboard the plane at the time of the incident, including seven crew members and one passenger, were seriously injured.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Belgian air force mechanic opens fire by mistake, blows up another F-16

A mechanic with the Belgian air force was servicing an aircraft when he accidentally opened fire on another F-16 jet fighter sitting on the tarmac, destroying it.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

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