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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0050

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Aircraft: 78-0050
LM Aero T/V 61-46
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 78050
F-16A Block 5
Current USAF 78050
F-16A Block 5
Status [pre]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 Jan 1980 [act] 78050 F-16A Block 5
31 Jan 1980 [act] 78050 USAF 61 TFTS 'MC' F-16A Block 5
Sep 1985 [act] 78050 USAF 466 TFS 'HI' F-16A Block 5
01 Feb 1992 [act] 78050 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16A Block 5
Aug 1995 [i/a] 78050 F-16A Block 5
At Hill AFB, Utah.
May 1997 [i/a] 78050 F-16A Block 5
At Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
Apr 2014 [pre] 78050 F-16A Block 5
At the National Nuclear Museum at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
Apr 2017 [pre] 78050 F-16A Block 5
At the National Nuclear Museum at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, completely overhauled and preserved for public visit.

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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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