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Airframe Details for F-16 #81-0806

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Aircraft: 81-0806
LM Aero T/V 61-487
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 81806
F-16A Block 15H
Current USAF QF-015
QF-16A Block 15H
Status [des]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
27 May 1983 [act] 81806 F-16A Block 15H
Jun 1983 [act] 81806 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16A Block 15H
Jun 1988 [act] 81806 USAF 31 TFW 'HS' F-16A Block 15H
Mar 1989 [act] 81806 USAF 93 TFS 'FM' F-16A Block 15H
01 Feb 1992 [act] 81806 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16A Block 15H
Feb 1996 [act] 81806 USAF 148 FS 'AZ' F-16A Block 15H
This Jet was nicknamed the - Flying Chili Dog -
Aug 1996 [act] 81806 USAF 195 FS 'AZ' F-16A Block 15H
This Jet was nicknamed the - Flying Chili Dog - It was loaned to Lockheed in late 2006 as a chase plane for the F-35. It was sent to AMARC for storage when Lockheed was finished with it.
07 Mar 2007 [sto] AAFG0548 USAF AMARC 'AZ' F-16A Block 15H
Jun 2013 [con] 81806 QF-16A Block 15H
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Aug 2016 [act] QF-015 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16A Block 15H
02 Jul 2019 [des] QF-015 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16A Block 15H

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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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