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Aircraft: 78-0118
LM Aero T/V 6H-3
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-005
Delivered BAF FA-03
F-16A Block 1
Current BAF FA-03
F-16A Block 1
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 May 1979 [act] FA-03 F-16A Block 1
30 May 1979 [act] FA-03 BAF 1 W F-16A Block 1
Jul 1979 [act] FA-03 USAF 388 TFW 'HL' F-16A Block 1
Part of the multinational MOT&E team. Was also send to Wright-Patterson AFB during the same period to test the Loral Rapport III ECM system.
Jul 1980 [act] FA-03 BAF 349 sqn F-16A Block 1
May 1988 [act] FA-03 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 1
10 May 1993 [i/a] FA-03 F-16A Block 1
Saffraanberg technical school.

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Sgt. William Eckberg

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16th Weapons Squadron "Tomahawks" , 1979 - 1980
This was the first Belgian F-16 at Hill AFB, I got to help train Belgian crew chief and pilots during the jets stay at Hill AFB. This was one of the better F-16A model jets it stayed in the air. As I remember it never failed in the air. However it did get caught up in the IFR door light problem. When IFR door is open the wing tanks would not tranfer on early block models. The door did not have a idiot light to tell the pilots it was open. Hill had one pile in at the end of the runway because of this. Very shortly we install some wires, lights and software to cure this problem. I could go on but why everyone know the early malfunction, GD!!!

Chief.Adj. Pierre Schaffrath

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349th squadron "Mace" , 1983 - 349
The first FWIT took place at Ryge Norway in 1983, the first part of it was in Kleine Brogel. I crewed the FA03 with Cpn James Derouck from 349 Sqn as my pilot. It was nice to meet and work close together with the other F-16 EPAF crews from the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway for the first time. Later I was happy to participate in the others at Aalborg, Sola, Skrydstrup and Orland. On the 7th of July I also had the occasion to get a 30min flight with a Huey Bell from the RNoAF, low level over the fjords of beautiful Norway arround Ryge.


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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