The Netherlands blames Russia for shooting down commercial flight MH17. (Rightly so) Almost 300 people died, mostly Dutch. So the Dutch giving their F16 planes including training etc. to Ukraine to shoot down Russian planes seems fitting.
The -V variant gained the Viper callsign. I don’t think it’s correct to call anything before F-16V “viper.”
Unlike many other military aircraft, Wikipedia does not have a complete accounting of every F16 in service–merely saying “4,500+”. So it’s a fair guess that there are still some non-Viper Falcons knocking about somewhere.
What the fuck did I miss?
The Netherlands blames Russia for shooting down commercial flight MH17. (Rightly so) Almost 300 people died, mostly Dutch. So the Dutch giving their F16 planes including training etc. to Ukraine to shoot down Russian planes seems fitting.
Ukraine is keeping their Dutch falcons well fed with fresh Su-34 meat
Technically it’s Vipers.
Is it not originally the F16 Fighting Falcon?
The -V variant gained the Viper callsign. I don’t think it’s correct to call anything before F-16V “viper.”
Unlike many other military aircraft, Wikipedia does not have a complete accounting of every F16 in service–merely saying “4,500+”. So it’s a fair guess that there are still some non-Viper Falcons knocking about somewhere.
From Wikipedia.
I stand corrected, apparently both nicknames are in use.