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January
15 Jan 1980		RNoAF accepts first F-16.
17 Jan 1980		RDAF accepts first F-16.
March
8 Mar 1980		The Netherlands order an additional 111 F-16s.
May
16 May 1980		First production F-16A block 10 (#79-0289) is delivered to the USAF.
June
25 Jun 1980		Egypt orders 42 F-16s (Peace Vector I) becoming the 7th customer.
July
21 Jul 1980		The official naming ceremony for the F-16 was held at Hill AFB in Utah. At the ceremony F-16A #79-0290 sported a special logo painted by local (Salt Lake City, Utah) artists Matt and Mark Waki.
October
25 Oct 1980		F-16 officially attains initial operational capability - combat ready status - with the U.S. Air Force.
29 Oct 1980		Maiden flight of the F-16/79 (#50752) intermediate fighter prototype, with James McKinney at the controls. (Read more...)
November
13 Nov 1980		First production F-16B block 10 (#79-0420) is delivered to the USAF.
December
17 Dec 1980		First flight of the F-16/101 development aircraft.

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