Comments:
Rolled out at Fort Worth, Texas on December 13, 1973. First flight on January 20, 1974 which is the very first flight of an F-16. It had been moved in a C-5 galaxy 12 days prior on January 8, 1974 and assembled for first flight.

Comments:
Accepted by the USAF. During it's European tour in June of 1975 it carried a large 53 on both sides of the intake. On the right side some other markings including what look like sortie marking counts.

Comments:
Modified for CCV tests and flew these tests till July 31, 1977. First flight in the CCV role was March 16, 1976. On June 24, 1976 was damaged when the engine failed during a landing cycle. It was repaired but broken again in a hard landing in July 1977. This cut the program short.

Comments:
Sent to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio where it was used to test an escape module.

Comments:
Dropped from the USAF inventory.

Comments:
Restored to original configuration for display at Hampton Roads History Center, Virginia.