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Aircraft: 89-2116
LM Aero T/V 1C-269
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89116
F-16C Block 40G
Current USAF 89116
F-16C Block 40G
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
25 Feb 1991 [act] 89116 F-16C Block 40G
Mar 1991 [act] 89116 USAF 308 TFS 'HS' F-16C Block 40G
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89116 USAF 308 FS 'HS' F-16C Block 40G
Apr 1993 [act] 89116 USAF 68 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40G
Unknown [act] 89116 USAF 69 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40G
Jun 2001 [act] 89116 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
May 2004 [act] 89116 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
04 Aug 2004 [act] 89116 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
05 Jan 2005 [act] 89116 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Jul 2009 [act] 89116 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Enduring Freedom
Unknown [msh] 89116 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Enduring Freedom

During a strafing run, a bullet blew up prematurely causing damage to the airframe. This was repairable.
Unknown [act] 89116 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Jan 2012 [act] 89116 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Oct 2014 [act] 89116 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Deployment: Freedom Sentinel
01 May 2015 [act] 89116 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40G
Mar 2017 [act] 89116 USAF 175 FS F-16C Block 40G
As of March 2018, still wearing markings of the 4th FS, but the tail code was removed.
Oct 2022 [act] 89116 USAF 16 WS 'WA' F-16C Block 40G
Jan 2023 [act] 89116 USAF 16 WS 'WA' F-16C Block 40G
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 16 WPS

Crew Chief Comments

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SSgt. Charles Martin

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421st Fighter Squadron "Black Widows" , 2003 - 2010


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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