First two of 66 F-16Vs from US may arrive soon

PACIFIC OCEAN TRIP: Photographs of the single-seat jets at a facility in Fort Worth, Texas, were posted online, although their delivery date was unknown The first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 jets that Taiwan has purchased from the US are expected to arrive in Taiwan soon, sources familiar with the matter said yesterday.The two jets, bearing serial numbers 6727 and 6728, would be refueled in-flight and make a maintenance stop during the flight across the Pacific Ocean to accommodate the physical needs of their pilots and the range limitations of the aircraft, the sources said.The Facebook page Jake.Woodward.Aero yesterday posted photographs of the single-seat jets with tail Nos. 6727 and 6728 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas. An F-16V Block 70 jet with tail No. 6727 is pictur