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 CMSgt. James "Jim" Tibbetts

My profile

 Name CMSgt. James Tibbetts
Country
Unit 33rd Fighter Squadron "Falcons"
Crewing F-16s from 1988 until 2000
Contact Send me a private message
Website
I've been on F-16s my entire career with the exception of my curent assignment. Even when I wasn't "crewing" I was in Phase, a Section Chief, and a Production Super (P-1 for you Shaw folks).

Current or Favourite assignment

This is (was) the AMU that I crewed my first jet

Deployments

Haven't had many importantones; just one OSW

My Jets & Assignments

 		83164 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 33rd Fighter Squadron "Falcons" [Unit History]
Period 1988 - 1989
Current: 83164  62 FS F-16C Block 25 11 Apr 2006 [w/o]
It was my first assignment. I was lucky enough to be an ACC and took a lot of pride in my jet.
 		90709 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" [Unit History]
Period 1992 - 1993
Current: 90709  510 FS F-16C Block 40 02 Jun 2007 [act]
Inherited this jet after Hurricane Andrew. It was the 309th then 79th flagship
 		91363 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" [Unit History]
Period 1993 - 1994
Current: 91363  13 FS F-16C Block 50 Sep 2001 [act]
It was the 363d then 20th FW Flag Ship
 		91345 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 77th Fighter Squadron "Gamblers" [Unit History]
Period 1994 - 1995
Current: 91345  77 FS F-16C Block 50 21 Nov 1997 [act]
It was an F-16 Demo Jet. The Demo Pilot hated it...said he thought it was bent.
93540 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 78th Fighter Squadron "Bushmasters" [Unit History]
Period 1996 - 1996
Current: 93540  55 FS F-16C Block 50 Mar 2004 [act]
Got it new from the factory. It was also an F-16 Demo Jet
87323 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit USAF - Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" [Unit History]
Period 1998 - 1999
Current: 87323  USAF ADS F-16C Block 32 Dec 1991 [act]
It was Thunderbird #1

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