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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2039

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Aircraft: 89-2039
LM Aero T/V 1C-192
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89039
F-16C Block 40E
Current USAF 89039
F-16C Block 40E
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
28 Sep 1990 [act] 89039 F-16C Block 40E
26 Oct 1990 [act] 89039 USAF 50 TFW 'HR' F-16C Block 40E
Feb 1991 [act] 89039 USAF 70 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89039 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Jul 1992 [act] 89039 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Southern Watch

16 Sep 1992 [act] 89039 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Feb 1994 [act] 89039 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 40E
Apr 1994 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Apr 1999 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E " 555th"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Deployment: Allied Force

23 Sep 2005 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom

10 Jan 2006 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Jul 2011 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Odyssey Dawn

Nov 2011 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
May 2015 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Enduring Freedom

Nov 2015 [act] 89039 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E

Crew Chief Comments

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TSgt. Jeffrey Neely

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 1994 - 1996

SrA. Sean Welch

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70th Fighter Squadron "White Knights" , 1991 - 1992

MSgt. James Craig

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 2002 - 2005
Best damn jet I've Crewed yet. Loved to fly bombing missions, won aircraft of the Quarter, and never went CANN status the 3yrs I crewed her!!


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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