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Airframe Details for F-16 #85-1480

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Aircraft: 85-1480
LM Aero T/V 5C-260
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85480
F-16C Block 30A
Current USAF QF-078
QF-16C Block 30A
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
12 Feb 1987 [act] 85480 F-16C Block 30A
Mar 1987 [act] 85480 USAF 512 TFS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
01 Oct 1991 [act] 85480 USAF 512 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Mar 1994 [act] 85480 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16C Block 30A " Go DIVE"
Unknown [act] 85480 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16C Block 30A
16 Apr 2010 [sto] AAFG0640 USAF AMARC 'DC' F-16C Block 30A
Unknown [con] 85-1480 QF-16C Block 30A
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
May 2021 [act] QF-078 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16C Block 30A

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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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