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Airframe Details for F-16 #85-1431

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Aircraft: 85-1431
LM Aero T/V 5C-211
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85431
F-16C Block 25F
Current USAF F16C 85-1431
F-16C Block 25F
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
27 Aug 1986 [act] 85431 F-16C Block 25F
Sep 1986 [act] 85431 USAF 314 TFTS 'LF' F-16C Block 25F
01 Oct 1991 [act] 85431 USAF 314 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25F
01 Apr 1994 [act] 85431 USAF 61 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25F
21 Sep 2010 [sto] F16C 85-1431 USAF AMARC 'LF' F-16C Block 25F
Spent its entire life with a yellow tail band.

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TSgt. Michael Loose

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61st Fighter Squadron "Top Dogs" , 2003 - 2007
Bittersweet to catch this jet at AMARG, spray lat. and mothball it, as it was my favorite jet I ever crewed.


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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