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Aircraft: 81-0680
LM Aero T/V 61-361
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 81680
F-16A Block 15C
Current USAF QF-038
QF-16A Block 15C
Status [act]
DCC between 1989 and 2000 was CMSgt. Steve Lynch.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
27 Jun 1982 [act] 81680 F-16A Block 15C
Aug 1982 [act] 81680 USAF 496 TFS 'HR' F-16A Block 15C
Jun 1987 [act] 81680 USAF 186 FIS F-16A Block 15C
Unknown [con] 81680 F-16A Block 15C ADF
15 Mar 1992 [act] 81680 USAF 186 FS F-16A Block 15C ADF
18 Jan 2001 [sto] AAFG0456 USAF AMARC F-16A Block 15C ADF
Unknown [sto] AAFG0456 USAF OO-ALC F-16A Block 15C ADF
Hill AFB, for refurbishment.
06 Jun 2003 [act] MM7239 F-16A Block 15C ADF
FMS Program: Peace Caesar
FMS Serial: M22-4

26 Sep 2003 [act] MM7239 AMI 18 gruppo F-16A Block 15C ADF
16 Dec 2003 [act] MM7239 AMI 23 gruppo F-16A Block 15C ADF
30 Apr 2009 [act] MM7239 AMI 37 Stormo F-16A Block 15C ADF

Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Special tail scheme. Both sides sport different schemes.
15 Nov 2010 [act] MM7239 AMI 18 gruppo F-16A Block 15C ADF
25 Mar 2011 [act] MM7239 AMI 18 gruppo F-16A Block 15C ADF
Deployment: Odyssey Dawn

Jul 2011 [act] MM7239 AMI 18 gruppo F-16A Block 15C ADF
28 May 2012 [sto] MM7239 F-16A Block 15C ADF
01 Jun 2012 [sto] F16A 81-0680 USAF AMARC F-16A Block 15C ADF
01 Jun 2016 [act] 81-0680 F-16A Block 15C ADF
27 Apr 2017 [con] 81680 QF-16A Block 15C
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Dec 2018 [act] QF-038 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16A Block 15C

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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