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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2173

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Aircraft: 89-2173
LM Aero T/V 1D-48
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89173
F-16D Block 40G
Current USAF 89173
F-16D Block 40G
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
21 Feb 1991 [act] 89173 F-16D Block 40G
22 Feb 1991 [act] 89173 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16D Block 40G
Oct 1991 [act] 89173 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16D Block 40G
Dec 1992 [act] 89173 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16D Block 40G
Dec 1997 [act] 89173 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16D Block 40G
Deployment: Southern Watch

May 1998 [act] 89173 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16D Block 40G
Unknown [act] 89173 USAF 524 FS 'CC' F-16D Block 40G
Spent 3 months at Cannon in the summer of 2003 before going to the 40th FLTS.
01 Feb 2005 [act] 89173 USAF 40 FLTS 'ET' F-16D Block 40G

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SSgt. Andrew Glidewell

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40th Flight Test Squadron , 2005 - 2006

SSgt. KJ Washausen

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46th Test Wing , 2009 - 2010

SMSgt. James Pons

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46th Test Wing , 2006 - 2010
APG Flight Chief / Lead Pro Super


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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