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Aircraft: 81-0879
RNLAF F-16AM #J-879 from 313 sqn landing at Leeuwarden AB with only a load of dummy sidewinders and one fueltank in the summer of 2003. [<a href="http://www.militaryaircraftcollection.info/" target="new">Military Aircraft Collection</a> photo by Marcel Visser]
 LM Aero T/V 6D-96
Plant Fokker
Local C/N L-196
Delivered RNlAF J-879
F-16A Block 15R
Current Civilian J-879
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
24 May 1985 [act] J-879 F-16A Block 15R
RNlAF F-16A block 15 # J-879 seen during a familyday at the Fokker factory before delivery in May of 1985. [Photo Ed Groenendijk]
30 May 1985 [act] J-879 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 15R
RNlAF F-16A block 15 #J-879 & #J-881 of 312 sqn seen at Volkel AB in July of 1985. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
Jul 1994 [act] J-879 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 15R
RNlAF F-16A block 15 #J-879 from 323 sqn is ready for a training sortie with four captive Sidewinders attached. [Photo by Wim Vis]
Oct 1995 [act] J-879 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 15R
May 1996 [act] J-879 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 15R
Tail detail of RNlAF F-16A block 15 #J-879 of 312 sqn with the 45 years 'Bonzo' tail markings spotted at Valkenburg AS on September 13th, 1997. [Photo by Rogier Vermeulen]
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Celebration scheme for 45 years of 312 sqn.
Unknown [con] J-879 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Oct 1999 [act] J-879 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Jun 2001 [act] J-879 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Nov 2001 [act] J-879 RNlAF 315 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Mar 2002 [act] J-879 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RNlAF F-16AM #J-879 is photographed during landing at Twenthe AB. [Photo by Bas Meijerink]
Jul 2003 [act] J-879 RNlAF 306 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Jul 2005 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Dec 2006 [act] J-879 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Apr 2007 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RNlAF F-16AM #J-879 from 322 sqn is parked on the tarmac at RAF Fairford during RIAT 2007 on July 14th, 2007. [Photo by Mike Schoenmaker]
Jul 2011 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Odyssey Dawn
Nov 2011 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RNlAF F-16AM #J-879 from 322 sqn is parked in a hangar at Nellis AFB during a Red Flag exercise on January 30th, 2013. [Photo by Magnus Persson]
17 Dec 2014 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Inherent Resolve
Mar 2015 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RNlAF F-16AM #J-879 from 322 sqn is starting another mission from Leeuwarden AB during a Frisian Flag exercise on April 19th, 2018. [Photo by John de Winter]
Apr 2018 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RNlAF F-16AM #J-879 from 322 sqn is parked on the runway at Leeuwarden AB during the roll-out ceremony of the special tail scheme celebrating the 75th anniversary of the squadron in April of 2018. [Photo via Facebook]
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Celebration scheme for 75 years of 322 sqn.
Mar 2020 [act] J-879 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
RNlAF F-16AM #J-879 of 322 sqn is seen taking off from it's homebase at Leeuwarden AB on August 19th, 2020. [Photo Ed Groenendijk]
Jun 2021 [act] J-879 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
29 Apr 2022 [sto] J-879 F-16A Block 20 MLU
At Volkel AB.
Unknown [sto] J-879 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Intended to go to Draken International.

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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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Errors and Omissions

Feb 23, 2025 - 09:41 AM
Wrong storage location and designation

Aircraft is stored at Woensdrecht airbase as an instructional airframe, it did not go into storage at Volkel

It should not be painted as "civ" either


Mar 02, 2025 - 09:06 PM
Addition to comment feb232025

133Sqn instructional airframe





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