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United States Air Force F-16 Special Color Schemes

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Found 120 aircraft, displaying 46-60 [Sorted by Unit and Local SN]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
86371 USAF 170 FS 86-0371 Unknown Details
Special tail markings for the USAF's 50th Anniversary.
85565 USAF 174 FS 85-1565 "Pride of Siouxland" "174 FS/ 185 FW" May 1996 Details
Entirely painted gold with black markings, marked 174 FS / 185 FW and had 'Pride of Siouxland' on right side of fuselage and 'The Bats 50th Anniversary' on the left. The commander had always wanted an aircraft entirely painted gold.
88428 USAF 175 FS 88-0428 Sep 2016 Details
88485 USAF 175 FS 88-0485 09 Sep 2021 Details
Special color scheme to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 175th FS.
87234 USAF 176 FS 87-0234 "Marshall" "115 FW" Jul 1999 Details
Special unit markings on tail for 50th Anniversary for 1999.
87278 USAF 176 FS 87-0278 "115 FW" Jun 2008 Details
Special 60th Anniversary markings applied to the tail.
87278 USAF 176 FS 87-0278 Aug 2014 Details
Badger tail art applied
82926 USAF 178 FS 82-0926 "Roughrider Country" Unknown Details
91406 USAF 179 FS 91-0406 Sep 2023 Details
Color scheme to celebrate the units' 75th anniversary.
81795 USAF 179 FS 81-0795 Jun 1999 Details
50th anniversary paint scheme for the summer of 1999.
86295 USAF 18 AGRS 86-0295 Jul 2017 Details
All black paint scheme
86331 USAF 18 AGRS 86-0331 Jun 2023 Details
Retained the color scheme.
87255 USAF 182 FS 87-0255 "149 FW" 01 Oct 2011 Details
65th Anniversary scheme graphically shows the unit's connection to the state of Texas and is part of a year-long celebration leading upto the anniversary in October 2012.
86321 USAF 182 FS 86-0321 May 2017 Details
Non standard paint scheme applied for the USAF 70th Anniversary. Markings represent the lineage of the 149th FW with the unit’s origins dating back to the 396th FS "Thunder Bums" P-47 paint scheme from 1944.
86331 USAF 182 FS 86-0331 Jun 2021 Details
Vietnam-era nonstandard heritage jet paint scheme was chosen to honor the Wing's 25th anniversary of being redesignated from the 149th Fighter Group to the 149th Fighter Wing.

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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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