Eglin releases statement after a 300-gallon fuel tank dropped into a residential area
Eglin Air Force Base has released a statement following a fuel tank drop from an aircraft into a Niceville neighborhood.
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300-gallon fuel tank drops from F-16 into neighborhood, Air Force says
Crews from the base are cleaning up the area and said they are taking measures to ensure the fuel tank is safely removed. A small drone flew over the area Wednesday to check the impact zone while the ...
Fighter jet’s 300-gallon fuel tank falls off, lands in Florida neighborhood, USAF says
The 300-pound fuel tank was attached to an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 96th Test Wing, according to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This is not the jet that dropped the tank. U.S. Air Force ...
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Why World War II plane fuel tanks make great hot rods
America's gearheads quickly began transforming these discarded fuel cells into miniature speed demons and racing them out on dry lake beds, hence the name lakesters. Bruce Meyer: The belly tank ...