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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2038

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Aircraft: 89-2038
LM Aero T/V 1C-191
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89038
F-16C Block 40E
Current USAF 89038
F-16C Block 40E
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
31 Aug 1990 [act] 89038 F-16C Block 40E
Sep 1990 [act] 89038 USAF 70 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89038 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Jul 1992 [act] 89038 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Southern Watch

Need to confirm date deployed.
16 Sep 1992 [act] 89038 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Nov 1993 [act] 89038 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 40E
Aug 1994 [act] 89038 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Oct 1994 [act] 89038 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Marked with 3 mission markings over Iraq (ONW).
Mar 2000 [act] 89038 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Southern Watch

Deployed with the 510th FS and stayed for the 555th FS deployment which followed.
Sep 2000 [act] 89038 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Dec 2012 [act] 89038 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E

Crew Chief Comments

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SrA. Sean Welch

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526th Fighter Squadron "Black Knights" , 1993 - 1994


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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