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Aircraft: 80-3579
LM Aero T/V 6H-88
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-169
Delivered BAF FA-88
F-16A Block 15P
Current RJAF 150
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Aug 1984 [act] FA-88 F-16A Block 15P
Oct 1984 [act] FA-88 BAF 31 sqn F-16A Block 15P
Apr 1994 [act] FA-88 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 15P
Jun 1994 [act] FA-88 BAF 350 sqn F-16A Block 15P
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Marked with 'D-Day Invasion Stripes' to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy.
Aug 1994 [act] FA-88 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 15P
Jan 1996 [act] FA-88 BAF 349 sqn F-16A Block 15P
Apr 1996 [act] FA-88 BAF 2 W F-16A Block 15P
Unknown [con] FA-88 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Oct 1999 [act] FA-88 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
06 Feb 2004 [msh] FA-88 F-16A Block 20 MLU
The pilot, Lt. Wouter Rombouts, had to make an emergency landing at Solenzara, Corse. The problem occured after coming back from an air-to-air firing mission above the sea when he had a master caution and decided to land immediately. There seemed to be problems with the brakes. The procedure in this case is the landing with the arrestor hook. The pilot had only minor injuries. Wouter Rombouts is the same pilot that crash-landed its F-16 on December 9th, 2003 with its collegue Ronny Vaerten
Apr 2004 [act] FA-88 BAF 10 W F-16A Block 20 MLU
15 Dec 2004 [sto] FA-88 F-16A Block 20 MLU
At Weelde AFB
11 Jun 2007 [sto] FA-88 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Florennes AB for refurbishment
Jul 2008 [sto] FA-88 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Moved to Kleine Brogel
19 Mar 2009 [act] 150 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FMS Program: Peace Falcon III
FMS Serial: M13-39

20 Mar 2009 [act] 150 RJAF 1 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU

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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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