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Aircraft: 86-0288
LM Aero T/V 5C-394
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 86288
F-16C Block 30D
Current USAF 86288
F-16C Block 30D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
25 Nov 1987 [act] 86288 F-16C Block 30D
Jan 1988 [act] 86288 USAF 81 TFS 'SP' F-16C Block 30D
Nov 1989 [act] 86288 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16C Block 30D
Nov 1990 [act] 86288 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16C Block 30D

Deployment: Desert Storm

Flew 36 combat missions.
Feb 1992 [act] 86288 USAF 63 FS 'MC' F-16C Block 30D
Mar 1993 [act] 86288 USAF 81 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 30D
May 1994 [act] 86288 USAF 138 FS 'NY' F-16C Block 30D
Oct 1995 [act] 86288 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16C Block 30D
Aug 1996 [act] 86288 USAF 523 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 30D
Mar 1998 [act] 86288 USAF 523 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 30D
Deployment: Southern Watch

May 1998 [act] 86288 USAF 523 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 30D
Mar 2001 [act] 86288 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Miles City"
25 Oct 2002 [act] 86288 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Miles City"
Deployment: Southern Watch

Dec 2002 [act] 86288 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Miles City"
Aug 2008 [act] 86288 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 30D
08 Dec 2016 [act] 86288 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 30D
Deployment: Inherent Resolve

Unknown [act] 86288 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 30D
Apr 2019 [act] 86288 USAF 119 FS F-16C Block 30D
Apr 2021 [act] 86288 USAF 195 FS 'AZ' F-16C Block 30D

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TSgt. Scott Grabham

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523rd Fighter Squadron "Crusaders" , 1997 - 1997


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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