Lockheed/Code One collection

The first official flight of YF-16 #72-1567 took place at Edwards AFB, California on February 2nd, 1973 just two weeks after the unintentional takeoff. Phil Oestricher was the test pilot. The successful flight lasted ninety minutes and included wind up turns to 3 g's at 350 knots airspeed and 30,000 feet altitude. The flight was without incident. [Lockheed photo]