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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2168

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Aircraft: 89-2168
LM Aero T/V 1D-43
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89168
F-16D Block 40F
Current USAF 89168
F-16D Block 40F
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
28 Jan 1991 [act] 89168 F-16D Block 40F
Feb 1991 [act] 89168 USAF 308 TFS 'HS' F-16D Block 40F
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89168 USAF 308 FS 'HS' F-16D Block 40F
Mar 1993 [act] 89168 USAF 308 FS 'SW' F-16D Block 40F
Apr 1993 [act] 89168 USAF 79 FS 'SW' F-16D Block 40F
Jun 1994 [act] 89168 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16D Block 40F
Nov 1997 [act] 89168 USAF 68 FS 'MY' F-16D Block 40F
Jan 2002 [act] 89168 USAF 35 FS 'WP' F-16D Block 40F
Unknown [act] 89168 USAF 8 FS 'HO' F-16D Block 40F

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SrA. Justen Scherer

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35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 2010 - 2011

SSgt. Daniel Wolf

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68th Fighter Squadron "Lightning Lancers" , 1996 - 1999

SSgt. Joe Lyons

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68th Fighter Squadron "Lightning Lancers" , 1997 - 1999

MSgt. Adam Furusho

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36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" , 1995 - 1996
Wow, a fuzzy memory of soju and exercises. I lived on base in dorm 486 on the fourth floor.

TSgt. Gerald Rigolosi

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35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 2004 - 2005


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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Errors and Omissions

Feb 04, 2024 - 03:20 AM
Unit of Assignment for 91-92

A/C 89-2168 was assigned to the 309th "Wild Ducks", not the 308th. I crewed it from delivery to August 1992 when hurricane Andrew destroyed Homestead.





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