Ukraine lost an F-16 fighter jet on Friday morning after an incident on board, though the pilot ejected safely, the Ukrainian air force said in a statement.
"According to preliminary data... an unusual situation arose on board. The pilot moved the aircraft away from the settlement and successfully ejected," it said on the Telegram messenger.
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zabadoh@ani.social · 6 pts · 1y
From what I read, most of these aircraft were at the end of their expected useful life when they were donated to Ukraine.
Throw them into stressful exercise and combat use, with new-to-these-planes maintenance staff, and critical failures should be expected.