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F-16 Airframe Details for 81-0779

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Aircraft Profile

USAF FY/N: 81-0779
	LM Aero T/V	61-460
	Plant	General Dynamics
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 81779 F-16A Block 15G
	Current	USAF 81779 F-16A Block 15G ADF
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

18 Feb 1983

[act]

81779

F-16A Block 15G

19 Mar 1983

[msh]

81779

612 TFS 'TJ'

F-16A Block 15G

Comments:
Belly landed at Torrejon AB, Spain when the pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Aircraft, which was on a delivery flight, landed on three external tanks. Damage was considered minimal but was damaged when the recovery crane dropped it from roughly 4 feet during recovery. Because of that the aircraft had to have a spar replaced so a CLSS team flew in from Hill AFB, Utah and fixed the aircraft within a week.

26 Mar 1984

[act]

81779

612 TFS 'TJ'

F-16A Block 15G

Aug 1984

[act]

81779

421 TFS 'HL'

F-16A Block 15G

Unknown

[act]

81779

F-16A Block 15G ADF

May 1990

[act]

81779

170 TFS 'SI'

F-16A Block 15G ADF

Mar 1991

[act]

81779

119 FIS

F-16A Block 15G ADF

May 1993

[act]

81779

169 FS 'IL'

F-16A Block 15G ADF

11 Sep 1993

[msh]

81779

169 FS 'IL'

F-16A Block 15G ADF

Comments:
Belonged to the Illinois ANG. The aircraft was completely destroyed in a crash. It impacted the desert in the Nellis range, Nevada

11 Sep 1993

[w/o]

81779

169 FS 'IL'

F-16A Block 15G ADF

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Abbreviations and symbols:

[act]	Active	[msh]	Involved in Mishap	[sto]	Stored (e.g. at AMARC)
[cld]	Cancelled order	[o/o]	On Order	T/V	LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb]	Embargoed	[pre]	Preserved (museum, gateguard)	[w/o]	Write-off
[i/a]	Instructional Airframe	[scr]	Scrapped		Photo Available

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