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Aircraft: 86-0074
LM Aero T/V 6H-98
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-180
Delivered BAF FA-98
F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Current BAF FA-98
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
26 Feb 1988 [act] FA-98 F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Apr 1988 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 sqn F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Sep 1993 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 sqn F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Tail scheme for the 1993 Florennes AB airshow.
Dec 1994 [act] FA-98 BAF 1 W F-16A Block 15Y OCU
May 1995 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 sqn F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Sep 1995 [act] FA-98 BAF 23 sqn F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Mar 1996 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 sqn F-16A Block 15Y OCU
Unknown [con] FA-98 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Unknown [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
01 Apr 2004 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Air Policing Baltic States

Jul 2004 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Unknown [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Jul 2005 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: International Security Assistance Force

Jan 2006 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
01 Dec 2006 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Air Policing Baltic States

Apr 2007 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Aug 2011 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: International Security Assistance Force

Unknown [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
06 Jan 2015 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Air Policing Baltic States

Apr 2015 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Mar 2017 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Sep 2017 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Inherent Resolve

Dec 2017 [act] FA-98 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
06 Jan 2019 [act] FA-98 USAF 416 FLTS F-16A Block 20 MLU
Transferred to Edwards AFB for continued MLU testing after the last - and only - USAF MLU bird #80-0584 was transferred to AMARG in October 2018 because it ran out of airframe hours.
Apr 2020 [act] FA-98 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 20 MLU

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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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