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Airframe Details for F-16 #85-1403

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Aircraft: 85-1403
LM Aero T/V 5C-183
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85403
F-16C Block 25F
Current USAF 85403
F-16C Block 25F
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
08 Jul 1986 [act] 85403 F-16C Block 25F
09 Jul 1986 [act] 85403 USAF 86 TFW 'RS' F-16C Block 25F
Oct 1986 [act] 85403 USAF 10 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25F
Jan 1991 [act] 85403 USAF 10 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25F
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Desert Storm

Wore 12 bomb markings under the canopy.
Sep 1991 [act] 85403 USAF 163 TFS 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
Retained the bomb markings for a while.
15 Mar 1992 [act] 85403 USAF 163 FS 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
Jul 1994 [act] 85403 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 25F " Lets Roll"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
A Catamounts badge was added to the tail to mark the 2003 Tiger meet.
Sep 2006 [act] 85403 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 25F " Lets Roll"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
  • Unit Markings: 158 FW
Smaller style Lets Roll decall applied to left side of intake.
06 Aug 2007 [act] 85403 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 25F
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 158 FW
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
Unknown [act] 85403 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 25F
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 158 FW
30 Sep 2008 [sto] AAFG0592 USAF AMARC F-16C Block 25F
Aug 2009 [i/a] 85403 F-16C Block 25F
Used by Calspan for testing. The aircraft still carries the 134th FS / 158th Fighter Wing command markings and AMARC serials.

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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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