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Aircraft: 82-0982
FAR F-16AM #1605 is coming in for landing at Aviano AB on December 15th, 2016 en route for delivery to Romania. [Photo by Daniele Faccioli]
 LM Aero T/V 61-575
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 82982
F-16A Block 15M
Current FAR 1605
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
20 Jan 1984 [act] 82982 F-16A Block 15M
Mar 1984 [act] 82982 USAF 612 TFS 'TJ' F-16A Block 15M
USAF F-16A block 15 #82-0982 from the 612th TFS is parked on the tarmac. The aircraft was transferred to Portugal as #15126 in 1999 and upgraded with the MLU package. [Er-Ning Chang collection]
Jun 1988 [act] 82982 USAF 309 TFS 'HS' F-16A Block 15M
Oct 1991 [act] 82982 USAF 704 TFS 'TX' F-16A Block 15M
USAF F-16A block 15 #82-0982 from the 704th TFS is strolling past the lens on its way to the runway. [Er-Ning Chang collection]
01 Feb 1992 [act] 82982 USAF 704 FS 'TX' F-16A Block 15M
28 Jun 1994 [sto] AAFG0175 USAF AMARC F-16A Block 15M
Unknown [sto] AAFG0175 USAF OO-ALC F-16A Block 15M
Hill AFB, for refurbishment.
30 Jul 1999 [act] 15126 F-16A Block 15M
FMS Program: Peace Atlantis II
FMS Serial: M17-9
Nov 2000 [sto] 15126 F-16A Block 15M
Stored in anticipation of being upgraded to MLU standard.
Unknown [con] 15126 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Oct 2008 [act] 15126 FAP Esq 301 F-16A Block 20 MLU
PoAF F-16AM #15126 from Esq 301 is turning sharp after take-off on October 12th, 2010. [Photo by Helder Afonso]
Unknown [sto] 15126 F-16A Block 20 MLU
To OGMA for refurbishment.
08 Sep 2016 [act] 15126 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FMS Program: Peace Carpathian I
Still with Portuguese serial and no country markings.
15 Dec 2016 [act] 1605 FAR Esc 571 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FAR F-16AM #1605 from Escadrila 53 is parked on the tarmac with opened canopy at Fete&scedil;ti AB on November 6th, 2019. [<a href="https://www.fly-by.nl" target="new">Fly-By.nl</a> photo by Rob Hendriks]

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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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