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Aircraft: 92-3886
LM Aero T/V CC-128
Plant Lockheed - Fort Worth
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 92886
F-16C Block 50P
Current USAF 92886
F-16C Block 50P
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
07 Apr 1994 [act] 92886 F-16C Block 50P
08 Apr 1994 [act] 92886 USAF 13 FS 'MJ' F-16C Block 50P
May 1997 [act] 92886 USAF 13 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Unknown [act] 92886 USAF 13 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Anecdote: During a 13th FS Red Flag deployment in 2001, F-16 pilot Capt Mark 'Guts' Garnet was presented tail number 92-3886 to have his name placed on the canopy. Prior to going into phase inspection, a group of 13th FS maintainers coined a name for the aircraft based on Capt Garnet's request that the name be related to his wife, April. As a result, "April's Fool" was tagged to tail number 92-3886. Although nose art is "illegal" on F-16s, Capt Garnet's crew chief took the communications door panel off the jet, and had a airbrush artist paint the inside of the panel with a cartoon version of a F-16 and the cursive name "April's Fool".
Jul 2002 [act] 92886 USAF 13 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 13 FS
May 2003 [act] 92886 USAF 13 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom

May have been assigned to the 14th FS at this time.
Nov 2003 [act] 92886 USAF 13 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 35 FW
May have been assigned to the 14th FS at this time.
Jul 2006 [act] 92886 USAF 14 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Jan 2007 [act] 92886 USAF 14 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
04 Oct 2007 [act] 92886 USAF 14 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P
22 Jul 2012 [msh] 92886 USAF 14 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P News Article
The F-16 crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan. The pilot ejected and was rescued six hours later. AIB investigation shows that an uncommanded closure of the main fuel shutoff valve caused the engine to be starved of fuel.
22 Jul 2012 [w/o] 92886 USAF 14 FS 'WW' F-16C Block 50P

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SSgt. Andrew Bonjour

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13th Fighter Squadron "Panthers" , 2002 - 2002
I was the ADCC on this aircraft for 8 months before it deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia for OSW. She had a tendency to lay eggs and wasn't worth the trouble most of the time but she held up well during deployments. 886 returned to Misawa after OSW and was assigned to the 14th FS and became a PACAF Demo bird soon after. If I remember right, there is an airbrush painting of "April's Fool" inside the comm door.

TSgt. Chad Aaron Miller

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14th Fighter Squadron "Samurais" , 2009 - 2011
Assigned to this aircraft prior to taking over CANN Dock here at Misawa. Demo Bird.

TSgt. Robert Parsons

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14th Fighter Squadron "Samurais" , -


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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