F-16 wing replacement

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Turnage, 20th Maintenance Group fuels specialist, helps remove the wing on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 19, 2012. The wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which needed further maintenance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Maintenance Group prepare to remove a wing from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 19, 2012. The wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which needed further maintenance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)

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F-16 wing replacement

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned the 20th Maintenance Group remove a wing from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 19, 2012. The wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which needed further maintenance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Jones, 20th Maintenance Group fuels specialist, repositions a wing that was removed from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 19, 2012. The wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which needed further maintenance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Maintenance Group remove the wing on a F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 19, 2012. The wing was replaced because of an internal leak, which needed further maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Gumbs, 20th Maintenance Group fuels specialist, helps remove the wing on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 19, 2012. The wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which needed further maintenance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)

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Bum wing replaced on a Shaw Fighting Falcon

Published Nov. 27, 2012
By Airman Nicole Sikorski
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- 20th Maintenance Group Airmen here, removed the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to replace it with a new one.

The old wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which required extensive maintenance.

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F-16 wing replacement

F-16 wing replacement

F-16 wing replacement

F-16 wing replacement

F-16 wing replacement

F-16 wing replacement