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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2052

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Aircraft: 89-2052
LM Aero T/V 1C-205
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89052
F-16C Block 40E
Current USAF 89052
F-16C Block 40E
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 Oct 1990 [act] 89052 F-16C Block 40E
Nov 1990 [act] 89052 USAF 68 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89052 USAF 68 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Jun 1994 [act] 89052 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16C Block 40E
29 May 2003 [msh] 89052 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16C Block 40E News Article
Crashed at the end of the runway after pilot ejected safely during takeoff at 20:06 hours at Osan AB, Korea. Two ducks were sucked into the intake and caused the crash. A woman driving her car just inside the main gate was injured as the debris crossed her path. Large portions of wreckage crossed the road inside the Doolittle gate and into an aircraft historic park.
29 May 2003 [w/o] 89052 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16C Block 40E AIB Report

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MSgt. Dennis Fye

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36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" , 1998 - 1999

TSgt. Hunter McCubbins

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36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" , 1999 - 1999

TSgt. Lucas Waterfield

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36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" , 2001 - 2002
My liver took a beating...harrrumph!!

TSgt. Devin Rummelhoff

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36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" , 2000 - 2001


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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