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Document title: Airframe Details for F-16 #81-0697 - F-16.net - The Ultimate F-16 Reference
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Airframe Details for F-16 #81-0697

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Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: : 81-0697
[No photo available] Submit a photo	LM Aero T/V	61-378
	Plant	General Dynamics
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 81697 F-16A Block 15D
	Current	USAF 81697 F-16A Block 15D ADF
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

24 Aug 1982

[act]

81697

F-16A Block 15D

Sep 1982

[act]

81697

USAF 50 TFW 'HR'

F-16A Block 15D

Jun 1987

[act]

81697

USAF 186 FIS

F-16A Block 15D

Unknown

[act]

81697

F-16A Block 15D ADF

15 Mar 1992

[act]

81697

USAF 186 FS

F-16A Block 15D ADF

31 Aug 1992

[msh]

81697

USAF 186 FS

F-16A Block 15D ADF

Comments:
This aircraft crashed in rural Georgia while deployed to Tyndall AFB for a live missile firing exercise known as 'Combat Archer'. The pilot was orbiting at high altitude waiting for a pair of navy F-18s to conduct DACT training maneuvers when the engine catastrophically failed. The pilot ejected safely

31 Aug 1992

[w/o]

81697

USAF 186 FS

F-16A Block 15D ADF

Comments:
The wreckage was stored at Moody AFB. Last seen in a big dumpster in the wood holding area in 1997. The tail logo was still intact.

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Abbreviations and symbols:

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

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