Eglin Air Force Base continues cleanup, investigation

Fuel tank from Eglin F-16 falls into Florida neighborhood
Eglin said no one was injured or killed when the fuel tank fell, but residents reported jet fuel on their properties.
Eglin removes dropped fuel tank, clean up continues
According to Eglin officials, the 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Spill Response team is leading clean-up efforts.
Eglin Air Force Base continues cleanup, investigation after fuel tank drops from aircraft
Eglin Air Force Base officials say cleanup from a dropped 300-gallon fuel tank into a residential area in Niceville will last several weeks.
Eglin Air Force Base personnel remove fuel tank dropped from aircraft, cleanup underway
Eglin Air Force Base officials provided an update after a fuel tank dropped from an aircraft earlier this week. According to a news release from the base, Eglin AFB
Fuel Tank Plummets from F-16 Jet and Lands in Neighborhood Near Eglin Air Force Base
A fuel tank fell off an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from Eglin Air Force Base, landing in a residential neighborhood just shy of an elementary school outside of the Florida military base.
Fighter jet’s 300-gallon fuel tank falls off, lands in Florida neighborhood, USAF says
The 300-pound fuel tank was attached to an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 96th Test Wing, according to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This is not the jet that dropped the tank. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz
300-gallon fuel tank falls off F-16 jet, lands in Florida neighborhood
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla — A 300-gallon fuel tank fell off an F-16 fighter jet flying over a residential area in Niceville, Florida, Tuesday morning, according to officials at Eglin Air Force Base. Air Force officials said the incident happened around 11 a.m. and no injuries were reported.
Fuel tank from F-16 fighter jet falls in residential area near Eglin Air Force Base
A fuel tank from an F-16 fighter jet fell in a residential area near Eglin Air Force Base. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Eglin authorities investigating 300-gallon fuel tank dropped from aircraft
Eglin Air Force Base is investigating a 300-gallon fuel tank that dropped from the 96th Test Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Tuesday morning. According to a news release, the fuel tank landed near Eglin Air Force Base in a residential area in Niceville.
Massive fuel tank falls from fighter jet, lands in Florida neighbuorhood — narrowly missing elementary school
A 300-gallon fuel tank fell from a fighter jet and landed in a Florida neighborhood — narrowly missing an elementary school and ultimately landing in someone’s yard, officials said Thursday.
Fuel tank falls from F-16 jet flying near homes, school close to Eglin AFB
An F-16 fighter jet dropped a 300-gallon fuel tank while flying over a residential part of Florida near its home base at Eglin Air Force Base.
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Eglin Air Force Base investigating after fuel tank drops from aircraft
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