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That seems 253 sqn badge... ;-)

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79-0413 was decomissioned sometime in 1992 or 1993. It was sent Tyndall AFB as a ABDR bird until it was finally destroyed.

What an AWESOME SHOT!!!! Beautiful!!!! The definition of POWER!!!!

I crewed this jet in the 613th at Torrejon and later crewed it at the 480th FS at Spangdahlem when TJ closed. It was a code 1 flyer.

RIP Yvan,

Just the type of iinsght we need to fire up the debate.

A bit surprised it seems to smpile and yet useful.

My comment is this all my fellows who are there on their duty they should work hard with honesty and pure

This aircraft needs to be added to the 179th's F-16 database. I think it's the only one not linked in.

That's 81-0901, not 0902. :-)

Is the comm door open? O_O

this is a true toy, I would like to have one of these

Those are 600 USgal tanks.

Can you please confirm the date of this photo? Seems a bit early for this one to have been flying.

This picture is actually taken when 407 was parked on parking spot A5 on the old 906th parking ramp at Wright-Patt.

This picture was taken by 134FW pilot "TRAP" on Sept 12,2001. Flying in F-16C 83-1159 is "BEAR". At the time full time technician Dale Walker was the Crew Chief.

This was the VTANG/134FW Commander's jet. Maintained by full-time technician, Crew Chief, James Sanford. He was an F-15 Crew Chief prior to working at VTANG.

IRAQ.

Lots of gas on this jet!

I recieved this acft. from the factory it had 20 hours on it.

I got my ride in this jet during Maple Flag 2000 when this photo was taken. Mine was one of the last rides of the TDY, and this jet flew code 1 for the entire 2 weeks flying two incentive rides per day. We pulled 9.2 G's twice with a centerline and surprised a small fishing boat on one of the local lakes. I could see all of the boat passengers' faces very clearly. It was a great ride and I didn't puke!! Thanks, Col. Solonman!

I was the first Crew Chief assigned to 86-0292 at Luke AFB, AZ. at the 944 TFS in 1987. 275851

How can I purchase this photo? No word is in the picture.

I saw many things at HAFB during my 1976-1980 tour. Nothing surprises me!! I now work for Boeing on the 777 program and mechanics still make the same mistakes. I am very familure with the F-16 leading edge installation and rig. The fact that one single bolt left out of the installation could cause this problem, believable. The first few years of the F-16 at HAFB were interesting, The Air Force bailed GD out on many problems. It is funny and tragic that we always write procedures to fix things after they have failed. Maybe some day the aircraft makers will do some thing like fully test assy's by haveing the mechanics take it apart and put it back together and use the instructions as written to see if first it can be done, and there is new extra parts left over. WB