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2008/12/13

Fuel Tank Jettisoned into Great Salt Lake; Safe Emergency landing


What: 388th Fighter Wing F-16
Where: Great Salt Lake, approximately three miles north of Antelope Island
When: Friday.
Who: Pilot
Why: When sensors indicated a fire condition, the pilot jettisoned the plane's two external fuel tanks (emergency procedures ) o lighten the plane. (Great Salt Lake is "unpopulated")

The Fighter Wing F-16 landed safely around 10:20 a.m. The tanks were 3/4 full, and are capable of carrying 370 gallons. Procedures are underway to retrieve the tanks.
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