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AIRLIVE > All articles > Military > USAF F-16 suffered a serious tail issue and stopped the show for an emergency landing at RIAT
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USAF F-16 suffered a serious tail issue and stopped the show for an emergency landing at RIAT

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Last updated: July 24, 2019, 17:25 UTC
Published: Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 14:21 UTC
Category: Military
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors
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This shows the moment what looks like the trailing edge of the right horizontal stabilizer broke away, followed by a stream of debris from the same area.

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Almost immediately the pilot abandoned the display, climbing above the cloud base and staying there for around 10 minutes to check the situation, before descending and landing safely.

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