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Aircraft: 85-1548
LM Aero T/V 5C-290
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85548
F-16C Block 30B
Current USAF QF-050
QF-16C Block 30B
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
16 Apr 1987 [act] 85548 F-16C Block 30B
Jun 1987 [act] 85548 USAF 14 TFS 'MJ' F-16C Block 30B
Aug 1990 [act] 85548 USAF 63 TFTS 'MC' F-16C Block 30B
01 Oct 1991 [act] 85548 USAF 63 FS 'MC' F-16C Block 30B
Aug 1992 [act] 85548 USAF 174 FS F-16C Block 30B " Sweet Sixteen"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
85-1550 also had the name Sweet Sixteen?
Unknown [act] 85548 USAF 174 FS F-16C Block 30B " Quicksilver"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Dec 2003 [act] 85548 USAF 138 FS 'NY' F-16C Block 30B
12 Jun 2008 [act] 85548 USAF 138 FS 'NY' F-16C Block 30B
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
21 Sep 2008 [act] 85548 USAF 138 FS 'NY' F-16C Block 30B
Jan 2009 [act] 85548 USAF 163 FS F-16C Block 30B
22 Apr 2010 [sto] AAFG0644 USAF AMARC F-16C Block 30B
16 Jul 2018 [con] 85548 QF-16C Block 30B
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Jul 2019 [act] QF-050 USAF 82 ATRS 'TD' QF-16C Block 30B

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SrA. Thomas Nawrocki

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63rd Fighter Squadron "Panthers" , 1991 - 1993
We got her from Misawa along with 560 561 550 549 and 483. 548 was the best of the bunch. Cant believe how old she is now.


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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