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Aircraft: 81-0777
USAF F-16A ADF #81-0777 from the 179th FS is strolling past the camera at Duluth IAP on August 12th, 1996. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Henk Schuitemaker]
 LM Aero T/V 61-458
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 81777
F-16A Block 15G
Current USAF QF-035
QF-16A Block 15G
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
18 Feb 1983 [act] 81777 F-16A Block 15G
19 Mar 1983 [act] 81777 USAF 612 TFS 'TJ' F-16A Block 15G
Aug 1984 [act] 81777 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15G
USAF F-16A block 15 #81-0777 of the 4th TFS. Note the A-6E Intruder which is now preserved at NAS Quonset Point. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
Unknown [con] 81777 F-16A Block 15G ADF
Jun 1990 [act] 81777 USAF 179 FIS F-16A Block 15G ADF
15 Mar 1992 [act] 81777 USAF 179 FS 'MN' F-16A Block 15G ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #81-0777 from the 179th FS is coming in on finals at Duluth IAP in the mid nineties.[<a href="http://skywarrior.cool.ne.jp/index.htm.htm" target="new">Skywarrior</a> photo by N.O.B.]
Jan 2004 [act] 81777 USAF 148 FS 'AZ' F-16A Block 15G ADF
May 2005 [act] 81777 USAF 195 FS 'AZ' F-16A Block 15G ADF
Oct 2005 [act] 81777 USAF 178 FS 'ND' F-16A Block 15G ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #81-0777 from the 178th FS piloted by Maj. Michael DePree takes off on a practice air defense scramble mission from Langley AFB, the same location from which F-16s were launched during the attacks of September 11th, 2001. Today's practice scramble brought the North Dakota Air National Guard past 70,000 hours of accident-free F-16 fighter operations. [Photo by SMSgt David Lipp]
05 Dec 2006 [sto] AAFG0518 USAF AMARC 'ND' F-16A Block 15G ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #81-0777 flew with the 178th FS untill December 5th, 2006 when it was transferred to AMARC, photographed there on February 22nd, 2007. [Photo by Philip Kovaric]
09 Mar 2017 [con] 81777 QF-16A Block 15G
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Dec 2018 [act] QF-035 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16A Block 15G
USAF QF-16A block 15 #QF-035 is flying unmanned in the neighbourhoud of Tyndall AB on December 12th, 2019 [USAF photo]

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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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Dec 31, 2016 - 05:53 PM
Missing info on 81-0777

I just found a photo and reference in a Squadron Signal publication regarding 81-0777. It was apparently transferred to the 612th TFS, 401st TFW at Torrejon during March of 1988. This was probably it's last assignment prior to being sent to Ogden for ADF conversion and subsequent assignment to the 148 FIG in Duluth (my unit back then). The photo shows the aircraft with "TJ" on the tail. As an aside, when 80-566 was lost, apparently "triple 777" was supposed to have flown that day as well but had major engine issues prior to takeoff and was grounded for maintenance. That was the story anyhow.

Cliff





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