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Offline Rick108

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F-16 Emergency at KTOL creates fuel issues for Allegiant 1047
« on: September 11, 2023, 10:07:29 AM »
An F-16 inbound to Toledo Express Airport had an emergency Sunday that apparently caused it to jettison its fuel tanks and make an emergency landing at Toledo.  The resulting runway closure caused Allegiant 1047 inbound to Toledo to hold briefly before it had to divert to Ft Wayne for low fuel.  News story here:


F-16 en route to Toledo Airport abandons fuel tanks during in-flight emergency (13abc.com)


I've attached the relevant audio I could find for the F16 (Mighty 41) and the Allegiant flight.  There was some discussion at the end as to whether they could make it all the way to Ft Wayne or not, and ground was working to try and open the intersecting runway to allow them to come back to KTOL if needed.