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History comes to a close - Last F-16 produced in USAF plant nr. 4
The last F-16 to be produced at the United States Air Force plant nr. 4 has been finished and will be delivered to the Iraqi air force in early 2018. The jet was part of a 36 aircraft order by Iraq.

Bahrain to buy 19 new F-16Vs and upgrade 20 current Block 40s
The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain for 19 F-16V fighter aircraft estimated to cost US$2.785 billion besides upgrading its 20 existing F-16 Block 40 aircraft to F-16V configuration for US$1.082 billion.

Classified aircraft crashed in Nevada, F-35 pilot killed
Some news agencies are reporting two days after the crash stating that the mission was a classified training sortie over the Nevada Test and Training Range from a USAF press release.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - Sep 22, 2017
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 104 write-off: 594 preserved: 138 stored: 669 instructional: 101 on order: 28 active: 2939
	Changes '16/'17: Fleet adds: 18 Fleet drop: 43
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Today in F-16 history

1986
USAF signs second Multiyear Procurement agreement, for 720 F-16C/D aircraft to be manufactured in fiscal years 1986-1989.
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Quote of the Day

To get ability you need good training.

-- Colonel Erich Bubi Hartmann, GAF

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Lost in the Desert

USAF #79343
F-16A Block 10

Attrition mostly takes place in the early years of an F-16. This particular F-16, a USAF F-16A built in 1979 crashed 3 years after it rolled off the production line. The tail can still be found at the crash site in the Nevada desert.

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F-16 Forum

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F-22 and F-35 Forum

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	max range of the an/apg81 and AESA	doge

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Waffen"

What happens when you join up coming off the target run and forget to turn off the Master Arm Switch!

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Sierra Hotel

Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:

	6,000 Hrs 2008-05-02	Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill \| 466 FS \| 421 FS
	5,000 Hrs 2014-01-04	Lt.Col. Robert "T. Rex" Carpenter , Jr \| 162 FW \| 148 FS \| 1 sqn
	4,000 Hrs 2016-12-22	Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage \| 134 FS \| 134 FS
	3,000 Hrs 2017-06-05	Lt.Col. Anjar "Beagle" Legowo 3 SkU \| 3 SkU \| 3 SkU
	2,000 Hrs 2016-06-28	Lt.Col. Chunju "Boots" Lin \| F-5
	1,000 Hrs 2017-01-19	Maj. Nidhal Al Kamyani 20 sqn \| BAe Hawk
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