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F-16s in Operation Northern Watch

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Found 61 aircraft, displaying 46-60 [Sorted by Unit and Serial]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Deployment Date Details
88397 USAF 466 FS 88-0397 Northern Watch 12 Dec 1994 Details
89023 USAF 510 FS 89-2023 Northern Watch Jun 1994 Details
89050 USAF 510 FS 89-2050 Northern Watch 18 Jul 2001 Details
While flying to an Operation Northern Watch mission an engine failure brought the aircraft down. Captain Michael A. Nelson Jr. ejected safely at 10:09 hours at 11 miles east of Batman, Turkey at 2,000 feet. Rescue was by a HH-60G from 305th RQS. The pilot heared a loud bang followed by a buzzing noise only 35 minutes after take-off. RPM decreased and FTIT increased. He attempted 9 airstarts without success. The cause of the crash was a failure of the number 4 bearing assembly.
86313 USAF 526 FS 86-0313 Northern Watch Aug 1993 Details
85422 USAF 526 FS 85-1422 Northern Watch Aug 1993 Details
85453 USAF 526 FS 85-1453 Northern Watch Aug 1993 Details
85464 USAF 526 FS 85-1464 Northern Watch Aug 1993 Details
87226 USAF 526 FS 87-0226 Northern Watch Aug 1993 Details
Tail markings also included a big "Black Knight" motif and no "RS" tail code.
88410 USAF 526 FS 88-0410 Northern Watch Aug 1993 Details
91346 USAF 55 FS 91-0346 "Operation Northern Watch, Incirlik, Turkey" Northern Watch Oct 1999 Details
Wore three HARM markings and nose art on the right side of the aircraft behind the canopy.
91382 USAF 55 FS 91-0382 Northern Watch Oct 1999 Details
Wore six HARM markings and one confirmed SA-3 kill marking.
94046 USAF 55 FS 94-0046 Northern Watch Apr 2003 Details
91380 USAF 78 FS 91-0380 Northern Watch Sep 2002 Details
91394 USAF 78 FS 91-0394 Northern Watch Sep 2002 Details
93542 USAF 78 FS 93-0542 Northern Watch Oct 2002 Details

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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