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Aircraft: 85-1464
LM Aero T/V 5C-244
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85464
F-16C Block 30A
Current USAF QF-025
QF-16C Block 30A
Status [act]
While this aircraft was assigned to the 526 TFS RS the DCC was SSgt James Greiner from January 1988 to November 1988.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 Nov 1986 [act] 85464 F-16C Block 30A
Unknown [act] 85464 USAF 512 TFS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Mar 1987 [act] 85464 USAF 526 TFS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
  • Unit Markings: 86 TFW
Tail painted in red and white stipes and squadron badges.
01 Oct 1991 [act] 85464 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Aug 1993 [act] 85464 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Deployment: Northern Watch
Dec 1993 [act] 85464 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Mar 1994 [act] 85464 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16C Block 30A " The Tinker Toy II"
Deployment: Southern Watch

Nose gear art, also added in small letters was "Operation Southern Watch Al Jaber Kuwait -1996".
May 1998 [act] 85464 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16C Block 30A " The Tinker Toy II"
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Special tail markings for the units 50th Anniversary (1948 to 1998).
Unknown [act] 85464 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16C Block 30A
29 Jun 2010 [sto] AAFG0701 USAF AMARC 'DC' F-16C Block 30A
23 Mar 2016 [con] 85464 QF-16C Block 30A
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Oct 2017 [act] QF-025 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16C Block 30A

Crew Chief Comments

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Sgt. Kevin Kinslow

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512th Fighter Squadron "Dragons" , 1985 - 1987


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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