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A maintenance worker accidentally fired a 20mm Vulcan gun on an F-16 plane he was working on at the Belgian Air Force Base in Florennes earlier this week, destroying another F-16 while damaging another nearby aircraft, according to several media.
A worker apparently fired on the vanishing line while doing maintenance work on October 11, according to Avio News. According to Scramble magazine, the F-16 that was devastated by gunfire quickly caught fire and exploded as it was filled with fuel and in preparation for an afternoon outing.
The Belgian Air Force confirmed a fire is declared on the base during the maintenance work, causing the burning of an aircraft while causing collateral damage in one second, without the cause being a gun firing.
The Belgian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that two technicians had been injured at the hearing and had been treated on the spot.
The Belgian Air Force did not respond to a request for comment from Task & Purpose.
Here are pictures of the incident, courtesy of Scramble Magazine:
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