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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0066
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Aircraft:
78-0066
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LM Aero T/V | 61-62 | |
Plant | General Dynamics | |
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Delivered |
USAF
78066
F-16A Block 5 |
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Current |
USAF
78066
F-16A Block 5 |
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Status | [pre] | |
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Aircraft History
Date | Status | Local S/N | Airforce/Unit | Version | Name | Info | ||
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28 Mar 1980 | [act] | 78066 | F-16A Block 5 | |||||
01 Apr 1980 | [act] | 78066 | USAF 16 TFTS 'HL' | F-16A Block 5 | ||||
Dec 1982 | [act] | 78066 | USAF 4 TFS 'HL' | F-16A Block 5 | ||||
Feb 1984 | [act] | 78066 | USAF 466 TFS 'HI' | F-16A Block 5 | ||||
01 Feb 1992 | [act] | 78066 | USAF 466 FS 'HI' | F-16A Block 5 | ||||
Apr 1994 | [i/a] | 78066 | F-16A Block 5 | |||||
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Oct 1997 | [i/a] | 78066 | F-16A Block 5 | |||||
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Jul 2001 | [pre] | 78066 | F-16A Block 5 | " Dustys Rocket" | ||||
Crew Chief Comments
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TSgt. Paul Whynot |
Crew Chief Profile | |
421st Fighter Squadron "Black Widows" , - | ||
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MSgt. Bob Taycher |
Crew Chief Profile | |
4th Fighter Squadron "Fightin' Fuujins" , 1979 - 1981 | ||
Had the pleasure of crewing 78-066 straight from the factory (aaaaaaaahhhhhhh that new aircraft smell). Lots of great TDYS one of the best was getting stranded in San Diego, we went there to get away from the fog that had settled in the Valley for a long time.
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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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