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F-16 Airframe Details for 87-0224

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Aircraft Profile

USAF FY/N: 87-0224
	LM Aero T/V	5C-485
	Plant	General Dynamics
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 87224 F-16C Block 30F
	Current	USAF 87224 F-16C Block 30F
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

31 May 1988

[act]

87224

F-16C Block 30F

Jul 1988

[act]

87224

614 TFS 'TJ'

F-16C Block 30F

Deployment: DS

Comments:
Flew 10 missions in Desert Storm before being written off.

21 Jan 1991

[msh]

87224

614 TFS 'TJ'

F-16C Block 30F

Comments:
An Mk. 84 bomb exploded as it left the aircraft on a strike mission over Kuwait. Pilot, Colonel John Ball, was able to fly the aircraft over water before ejecting. The US Navy rescued John out of the Persian Gulf water. John Ball was the 614th Director of Operations.

21 Jan 1991

[w/o]

87224

614 TFS 'TJ'

F-16C Block 30F

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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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