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Aircraft: 86-0309
LM Aero T/V 5C-415
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 86309
F-16C Block 30D
Current USAF 86309
F-16C Block 30D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
22 Dec 1987 [act] 86309 F-16C Block 30D
Mar 1988 [act] 86309 USAF 80 TFS 'WP' F-16C Block 30D
01 Oct 1991 [act] 86309 USAF 80 FS 'WP' F-16C Block 30D
Unknown [act] 86309 USAF 35 FS 'WP' F-16C Block 30D
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 35 FS
Mar 2001 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Missoula"
25 Oct 2002 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Missoula"
Deployment: Southern Watch

Dec 2002 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Missoula"
Jul 2004 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Missoula"
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom

Wore nine bomb markings under the front of the canopy.
Aug 2004 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D " City of Missoula"
Bomb markings remained till at least July 2005.
Feb 2008 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom

16 Jun 2008 [act] 86309 USAF 186 FS F-16C Block 30D
Sep 2008 [act] 86309 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 30D
02 Jun 2018 [act] 86309 USAF 134 FS F-16C Block 30D " Thunderbird"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Flown by the 158th FW for the last time by Lt. Col John Rahill. The aircraft is being divested to the 119 FS. #309 has 8077hrs at time it departed. It's the first F-16 worldwide to pass 8000 hours and currently (2018) also the highest hour F-16 worldwide.
03 Jun 2018 [act] 86309 USAF 119 FS F-16C Block 30D

Crew Chief Comments

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TSgt. Brian Card

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80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats" , 1999 - 2000
Y2K I think I lost 1/3 of my liver

MSgt. Jim Blake

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35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 2000 - 2001
Only crewed this jet for about 3 mnths, not a bad jet while I was on it.


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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