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F-16 Airframe Details for 85-1496

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Aircraft Profile

USAF FY/N: 85-1496
[No photo available] Submit a photo	LM Aero T/V	5C-276
	Plant	General Dynamics
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 85496 F-16C Block 30B
	Current	USAF 85496 F-16C Block 30B
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

20 Mar 1987

[act]

85496

F-16C Block 30B

Apr 1987

[act]

85496

13 TFS 'MJ'

F-16C Block 30B

01 Oct 1991

[act]

85496

13 FS 'MJ'

F-16C Block 30B

22 Jan 1992

[msh]

85496

13 FS 'MJ'

F-16C Block 30B

Comments:
Collided with a KC-135R (61-0284) of the 92nd Wing. The F-16 went down in the Pacific Ocean.

22 Jan 1992

[w/o]

85496

13 FS 'MJ'

F-16C Block 30B

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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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Errors and Omissions

Gamera
Sep 17, 2008 - 10:13 AM

Incomplete data

13th FS, USAF, based at Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture.

During flight to USA, collided with tanker, KC-135R 61-0284 of 92nd Wing, USAF, and crashed into Pacific Ocean, 630 NM or 1,100 km east of Atsugi JMSDF AB.

One pilot ejected.

Rescued by amphibious US-1A of 71st Koukuutai, 31st Koukuugun, JMSDF, based at Atsugi JMSDF AB.

After US-1A arrived, found pilot in fewer than 10 minutes. Although waves were height 3 m, landed and rescued pilot.

Pilot had one son and pregnant wife.

http://www.bk.dfma.or.jp/~sec/2005/12/rupo.htm

http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2001/0403/nto0403_13.html

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