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Aircraft: 88-0459
LM Aero T/V 1C-61
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88459
F-16C Block 40C
Current USAF 88459
F-16C Block 40C
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Dec 1989 [act] 88459 F-16C Block 40C
Jan 1990 [act] 88459 USAF 421 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
Nov 1990 [act] 88459 USAF 421 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
Deployment: Desert Storm

01 Oct 1991 [act] 88459 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
Apr 1994 [act] 88459 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
Jan 1999 [act] 88459 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
05 Jan 2006 [act] 88459 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom

18 May 2006 [act] 88459 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
28 Feb 2013 [act] 88459 USAF 445 FLTS 'ED' F-16C Block 40C
01 May 2015 [act] 88459 USAF 416 FLTS 'ED' F-16C Block 40C

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TSgt. Israel Woodmancy

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4th Fighter Squadron "Fightin' Fuujins" , 2004 - 2007
Fanciest jet i ever touched.


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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