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Aircraft: 90-0792
LM Aero T/V 1D-70
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 90792
F-16D Block 40J
Current USAF 90792
F-16D Block 40J
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 Jan 1992 [act] 90792 F-16D Block 40J
Feb 1992 [act] 90792 USAF 308 FS 'HS' F-16D Block 40J
Mar 1993 [act] 90792 USAF 308 FS 'SW' F-16D Block 40J
Apr 1993 [act] 90792 USAF 79 FS 'SW' F-16D Block 40J
Jun 1994 [act] 90792 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16D Block 40J
25 Mar 1998 [msh] 90792 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16D Block 40J News Article
Crashed into the Yellow Sea 100 kilometres west of Osan AB, South Korea at 20:52 hours. The aircraft was part of a four-ship formation on a combat training mission. Eleven hours after the mishap, the body of Captain Keith A. Sands was found. United States Air Force, Navy and Korean Air Force helped in the search. Korean Navy minesweepers found the wreckage, but the USS Salvor (ARS-52) salvaged 300 pieces to the aircraft, but lacked one large portion. This mishap was caused by a combination of the pilot unintentionally maneuvering his aircraft in excess of briefed parameters, and personal injuries and equipment damage sustained during the subsequent ejection. The pilot did eject safely, but sustained injuries which let him to pass away while in the water.
25 Mar 1998 [w/o] 90792 USAF 36 FS 'OS' F-16D Block 40J AIB Report

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Capt. Adrian Meyer

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36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" , 1994 - 1995
This bus kept me busy..was part of the start of the 1600 hr landing gear for the Block 40's.


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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