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Airframe Details for F-16 #81-0739

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Aircraft: 81-0739
LM Aero T/V 61-420
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 81739
F-16A Block 15F
Current USAF AAFG0246
F-16A Block 15F ADF
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
02 Nov 1982 [act] 81739 F-16A Block 15F
Dec 1982 [act] 81739 USAF 401 TFW 'TJ' F-16A Block 15F
Need to confirm if this aircraft ever went to the 401st TFW?
Sep 1983 [act] 81739 USAF 421 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15F
Oct 1986 [act] 81739 USAF 134 FIS F-16A Block 15F
Unknown [con] 81739 F-16A Block 15F ADF
15 Mar 1992 [act] 81739 USAF 134 FS F-16A Block 15F ADF
May 1993 [act] 81739 USAF 169 FS 'IL' F-16A Block 15F ADF
12 Oct 1994 [sto] AAFG0246 USAF AMARC 'IL' F-16A Block 15F ADF
Some sources have this airframe being removed from AMARG in September of 2023. More info needed.

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TSgt. Charles Dunning

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421st Fighter Squadron "Black Widows" , 1982 - 1986
Static Display At Datona Beach Fl During Spring Break 1985


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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