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F-16 Airframe Details for 88-0516



Aircraft Profile

USAF FY/N: 88-0516
 LM Aero T/V 1C-118
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered  USAF 88516
 F-16C Block 40D
Current  USAF 88516
 F-16C Block 40D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
13 Apr 1990 [act] 88516 USAF  F-16C Block 40D
14 Apr 1990 [act] 88516 USAF 69 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: DS
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88516 USAF 69 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40D
Unknown [act] 88516 USAF 31 FW 'HS' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 1993 [act] 88516 USAF 74 FS 'FT' F-16C Block 40D
Mar 1996 [act] 88516 USAF 524 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 2000 [act] 88516 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
25 May 2003 [act] 88516 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: OIF
15 Jun 2003 [msh] 88516 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Comments:
Got hit on the ground by F-16C (88-0421) caused by a hydraulic failure of the other F-16. Cost to repair was $1.1 million and was conducted by the 649th CLSS over a period of two years once work started.
07 May 2007 [act] 88516 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D News Article
Comments:
Returned to the Wing after several years of repairs, but not received into the squadron for a few more weeks.

Crew Chief Comments

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SrA Robert Pevoroff

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421st Fighter Squadron "Black Widows" , 2007 - 2007
This jet came back from a nasty accident in '03 with ACFT 88-0421, which is also back in service.



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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