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Aircraft: 87-0381
LM Aero T/V 5D-75
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87381
F-16D Block 32H
Current USAF 87381
F-16D Block 32H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
18 Jan 1989 [act] 87381 F-16D Block 32H
19 Jan 1989 [act] 87381 USAF FWS 'WA' F-16D Block 32H
Jan 1993 [act] 87381 USAF USAF ADS F-16D Block 32H
Special characteristics:
  • Display team: Thunderbirds
Thunderbird duo-seater in the 1996 - 2002 timeframe. Had number 8 attached on June 11th, 1999. Was probably a replacement for F-16D #86-0041 and was probably replaced itself by F-16D #86-0039.
May 2002 [act] 87381 USAF 302 FS 'LR' F-16D Block 32H
At Luke AB, Arizona. Released the units' first JDAM munition.
Jan 2007 [act] 87381 USAF AATC 'AZ' F-16D Block 32H
Jan 2009 [act] 87381 USAF AATC 'AT' F-16D Block 32H
Flew to Belgium (SABCA) for depot-level maintenance in August of 2017. Strange for a USAF jet. Might be sold off.

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SSgt. Rod LeBlanc

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USAF - Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" , -
Thunderbird #8


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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