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F-16 Airframe Details for 84-1240



Aircraft Profile

USAF FY/N: 84-1240
 LM Aero T/V 5C-77
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered  USAF 84240
 F-16C Block 25C
Current  USAF 84240
 F-16C Block 25C
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Aug 1985 [act] 84240 USAF  F-16C Block 25C
Sep 1985 [act] 84240 USAF 86 TFW 'RS' F-16C Block 25C
Oct 1987 [act] 84240 USAF 57 FWW 'WA' F-16C Block 25C
May 1988 [act] 84240 USAF 19 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25C
Unknown [act] 84240 USAF 33 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25C "Wild Thang"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Deployment: DS

Comments:
Also had a bespectacled shark on the nose wheel door. Flew 46 missions in Desert Storm.
Mar 1991 [act] 84240 USAF 33 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25C
Oct 1991 [act] 84240 USAF 457 TFS 'TF' F-16C Block 25C
01 Feb 1992 [act] 84240 USAF 457 FS 'TF' F-16C Block 25C
Apr 1995 [act] 84240 USAF 309 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25C
23 Sep 2003 [msh] 84240 USAF 309 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25C
Comments:
Left main gear collapsed while landing at night at Luke AFB, Arizona.The center line tank and pod mounted on the left wing sustained the most damage but was repaired. Aircraft was temporarily on loan to the 61st FS at the time of the crash but still owned by the 309th FS.
Unknown [act] 84240 USAF 309 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25C

Crew Chief Comments

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SSgt. Joshua Milam

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309th Fighter Squadron "Wild Ducks" , 2005 -



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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