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F-16s in Operation Southern Watch

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Found 91 aircraft, displaying 1-15 [Sorted by Unit and Serial]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Deployment Date Details
84254 USAF 111 FS 84-1254 Southern Watch Oct 1999 Details
84284 USAF 119 FS 84-1284 Southern Watch 15 Nov 2000 Details
One of two F-16s from the 119th FS for this deployment.
85464 USAF 121 FS 85-1464 "The Tinker Toy II" Southern Watch Mar 1994 Details
Nose gear art, also added in small letters was "Operation Southern Watch Al Jaber Kuwait -1996".
91399 USAF 13 FS 91-0399 Southern Watch 04 Nov 1996 Details
Was responsible for the destruction of an Iraqi SAM site.
84212 USAF 134 FS 84-1212 Southern Watch 09 Sep 2000 Details
One of two F-16s deployed for OSW.
92903 USAF 157 FS 92-3903 Southern Watch Mar 1997 Details
92922 USAF 157 FS 92-3922 Southern Watch 26 Feb 1997 Details
93535 USAF 157 FS 93-0535 Southern Watch 26 Feb 1997 Details
85482 USAF 174 FS 85-1482 "Flying Ace" Southern Watch Dec 1997 Details
85565 USAF 174 FS 85-1565 "Supersonic" Southern Watch Dec 1997 Details
85568 USAF 174 FS 85-1568 "The Beast" Southern Watch Dec 1997 Details
85440 USAF 175 FS 85-1440 Southern Watch Dec 1997 Details
85469 USAF 175 FS 85-1469 Southern Watch Dec 1997 Details
Nose art remained
85470 USAF 175 FS 85-1470 "Predator" Southern Watch Dec 1997 Details
86276 USAF 186 FS 86-0276 Southern Watch 25 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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