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The US Air Force F-16 fleet had its safest flying year ever during FY'04. Safety records are defined as rates of mishaps per flying hour. The USAF F-16 fleet of approximately 1,200 aircraft was flown approximately 350,000 hours during FY'04 and both the loss and Class A, or major mishap, rates were both at an all-time low of 0.57 per 100,000 flight hours. Also, in the last issue of Code One, we neglected to note that the 114th Fighter Wing, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was also a recipient of the 2004 Maj. Gen. John J. Pesch Flight Safety Trophy, which is presented annually by the National Guard Association to the two ANG wings with the highest standards of flying safety.
Photo By James Haseltine
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