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Fuel tank from Eglin F-16 falls into Florida neighborhood
Eglin said no one was injured or killed when the fuel tank fell, but residents reported jet fuel on their properties.
Massive fuel tank falls from fighter jet, lands in Fla. neighborhood — narrowly missing elementary school
A 300-pound fuel tank fell from a fighter jet and landed in a Florida neighborhood — narrowly missing an elementary school and ultimately landing in someone’s yard.
Fuel tank lands in Florida neighborhood after falling from aircraft
A 300-gallon fuel tank fell from an aircraft on Tuesday and landed in a Florida neighborhood, the Eglin Air Force Base announced on X. It happened around 11 a.m., the base said. The fuel tank landed in a neighborhood in Niceville in the Florida panhandle,
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 photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz
300-gallon fuel tank falls off F-16 jet, lands in Florida neighborhood
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla — A 300-gallon fuel tank fell off an F-16 fighter jet flying over a residential area in Niceville, Florida, Tuesday morning, according to officials at Eglin Air Force Base. Air Force officials said the incident happened around 11 a.m. and no injuries were reported.
Fuel Tank Plummets from F-16 Jet and Lands in Neighborhood Near Eglin Air Force Base
A fuel tank fell off an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from Eglin Air Force Base, landing in a residential neighborhood just shy of an elementary school outside of the Florida military base.
Fuel tank from F-16 fighter jet falls in residential area near Eglin Air Force Base
A fuel tank from an F-16 fighter jet fell in a residential area near Eglin Air Force Base. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
300-gallon fuel tank drops from F-16 into neighborhood, Air Force says
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A fuel tank fell from an F-16 and landed in a Florida neighborhood on Tuesday. According to the Eglin Air Force Base, the incident happened around 11 a.m. in Niceville. The tank was dropped from a 96th Test Wing F-16.
Massive fuel tank falls from fighter jet, lands in Florida neighbuorhood — narrowly missing elementary school
A 300-gallon fuel tank fell from a fighter jet and landed in a Florida neighborhood — narrowly missing an elementary school and ultimately landing in someone’s yard, officials said Thursday.
U.S. Air Force F16 fighter jet dropped huge fuel tank on quiet Florida neighborhood
Locals reported hearing a "loud crash" that sounded like "an explosion" and saw a "shredded wreckage ... feet from a home and a strong smell of jet fuel."
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