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 Four US Air Force Reserve pilots from the 419th FW at Hill AFB, Utah, collectively set a new world record 7 December—they logged the most flying hours for a four-ship of F-16s during a combat training mission. Lt. Col. Mike Brill posted 5,008 hours, Col. Ben Bartlett posted 3,122 hours, Lt. Col. Gary Batinich posted 2,877 hours, and Maj. Bill Lyons posted 3,024 hours for a combined total of 14,031 hours. The record was previously held by four pilots from the 162nd FW of the Tucson, Arizona, ANG who logged 13,041 hours flying together. The record for the most flying hours experienced by active duty pilots belongs to four pilots of the 62nd FS, 56th FW, Luke AFB, Arizona, who combined 12,699 hours together in a training mission last June. |
