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Airframe Details for F-16 #79-0430

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Aircraft: 79-0430
LM Aero T/V 62-62
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 79430
F-16B Block 10B
Current USAF 79430
F-16B Block 10B
Status [pre]
First crew chief was SSgt. David Willis.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
28 Apr 1981 [act] 79430 F-16B Block 10B
29 Apr 1981 [act] 79430 USAF 430 TFS 'NA' F-16B Block 10B
Sep 1989 [act] 79430 USAF 121 TFS 'DC' F-16B Block 10B
Apr 1993 [act] 79430 USAF 162 FW F-16B Block 10B
Aug 1993 [i/a] 79430 USAF 82 TRW 'ST' F-16B Block 10B
Sheppard AFB, Texas as GF-16B
Nov 2001 [pre] 79430 'ST' F-16B Block 10B
Thomas Stafford Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma.

Crew Chief Comments

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MSgt. David Willis

 Crew Chief Profile
430th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Tigers" , 1978 - 1986


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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