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Aircraft: 81-0778
RJAF F-16AM #680 from 1 sqn & F-16BM #134 fly alongside a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to connect for fuel over Jordan during the 2009 Eager Tiger 10 Falcon Air Meet (FAM) on October 19th, 2009. [USAF photo by TSgt. Caycee Cook]
LM Aero T/V 61-459
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 81778
F-16A Block 15G
Current RJAF 680
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [act]
DCC in 1984 was Stevie Winters


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
21 Feb 1983 [act] 81778 F-16A Block 15G
19 Mar 1983 [act] 81778 USAF 612 TFS 'TJ' F-16A Block 15G
Aug 1984 [act] 81778 USAF 421 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15G
Mar 1986 [act] 81778 USAF 16 TFTS 'HL' F-16A Block 15G
Jul 1986 [act] 81778 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15G
Dec 1986 [act] 81778 USAF 421 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15G
Dec 1989 [act] 81778 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15G
Unknown [con] 81778 F-16A Block 15G ADF
Jun 1990 [act] 81778 USAF 179 FIS F-16A Block 15G ADF
15 Mar 1992 [act] 81778 USAF 179 FS F-16A Block 15G ADF
Unknown [act] 81778 USAF 179 FS 'MN' F-16A Block 15G ADF
TSgt. Jon Livingston conducts pre-launch checks of 
F-16A ADF #81-0778 from the 179th FS on September 27, 2001. The aircraft once, "hot cocked" (fully loaded and ready to go and ready to fire) was placed on alert in support of Operation Noble Eagle. [USAF photo by MSgt. Dean V. Kuhlman]
13 Jun 2003 [sto] AAFG0478 USAF AMARC 'MN' F-16A Block 15G ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #81-0778 which was put into storage at AMARC by the 179th FS on June 13th, 2003.  [Photo by Phillip Kovaric]
Unknown [sto] AAFG0478 USAF OO-ALC F-16A Block 15G ADF
Hill AFB, for refurbishment.
Unknown [act] 680 F-16A Block 15G ADF
FMS Program: Peace Falcon II
FMS Serial: M13-20

Unknown [con] 680 F-16A Block 20 MLU
08 May 2009 [act] 680 RJAF 1 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RJAF F-16AM #680 from 1 sqn is spotted taxiing by the lens at Al Azraq AB on October 18th, 2009 during the Falcon Air Meet. [<a href="http://www.trueblueaviapress.be" target="new">Trueblueaviationpress</a> photo by Edwin Borremans]
31 Mar 2011 [act] 680 RJAF 1 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RJAF F-16AM #680 from 1 sqn is coming in for landing at Aviano AB in July of 2011 after a sortie during operation Odyssey Dawn. [Photo by Mario Michels]
Deployment: Odyssey Dawn

Nov 2011 [act] 680 RJAF 6 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU

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RJAF-6-sqn

SSgt. Rashed Najjar

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6th squadron , 2008 - 2010


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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