After plunging for about 6,500 feet, the pilot finally regained control of the aircraft and avoided disaster, reports Rzeczpospolita, one of Poland's large nationwide daily newspapers.The case is now under investigation by the Commission for Aircraft Accident Investigation.In 2006, Poland bought 48 F-16 fighters from the US and became the 23rd country to start using the model. The machines were said to be one of the most technologically advanced in the world. Their reliability, however, was put into question due to a series of problems, the last of which took place in July 2008 when the pilot had to conduct an emergency landing in Okęcie Airport, Warsaw.In October 2007, two F-16 jet fighters stationed at Krzesiny airport were forced to make an emergency landing.
