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Aircraft: 87-0342
LM Aero T/V 5C-603
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87342
F-16C Block 30J
Current USAF 87342
F-16C Block 30J
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
12 May 1989 [act] 87342 F-16C Block 30J
13 May 1989 [act] 87342 USAF 63 TFTS 'MC' F-16C Block 30J
01 Oct 1991 [act] 87342 USAF 63 FS 'MC' F-16C Block 30J
Feb 1993 [act] 87342 USAF 81 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 30J
Jan 1994 [act] 87342 USAF 162 FS 'OH' F-16C Block 30J
Jun 1997 [act] 87342 USAF 162 FS 'OH' F-16C Block 30J
Deployment: Northern Watch

Jul 1997 [act] 87342 USAF 162 FS 'OH' F-16C Block 30J
Nov 2010 [act] 87342 USAF 100 FS 'AL' F-16C Block 30J " City of Pike Road"

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MSgt. Dennis Blackmon

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512th Fighter Squadron "Dragons" , 1992 - 1993
AS WE TRANSFER TO BIG MOUTH BLOCK 30'S

SSgt. Ashley Van Winkle

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162nd Fighter Squadron "Sabers" , 2008 - 2010


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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