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Airframe Details for F-16 #80-0521

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Aircraft: 80-0521
LM Aero T/V 61-242
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 80521
F-16A Block 10D
Current USAF 80521
F-16A Block 10D
Status [scr]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
21 Sep 1981 [act] 80521 F-16A Block 10D
Nov 1981 [act] 80521 USAF 35 TFS 'WP' F-16A Block 10D
Oct 1982 [act] 80521 USAF 19 TFS 'SW' F-16A Block 10D
Jan 1984 [act] 80521 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16A Block 10D
Jun 1985 [act] 80521 USAF 56 TTW 'MC' F-16A Block 10D
Oct 1988 [act] 80521 USAF 160 TFS 'AL' F-16A Block 10D
15 Mar 1992 [act] 80521 USAF 160 FS 'AL' F-16A Block 10D
19 Aug 1993 [sto] AAFG0023 USAF AMARC 'AL' F-16A Block 10D
18 Aug 2014 [scr] 80521 F-16A Block 10D

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MSgt. Danny McClain

Crew Chief Profile
35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 1982 - 1982
This acft was high flyer for three months in a row while I crewed it in 1982. We went to Clark AB, Philippines for Cope Thunder in July of 82. ( Had a blast). Later that year we went to Australia at Pearce AB for the Sand Gropper exercise.


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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