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Aircraft: 83-1068
FAP F-16AM #15131 is shown under a hangar to function as an exhibit at Monte Real AB on July 14th, 2014. [Photo by Luis Gonçalves]
 LM Aero T/V 61-621
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 83068
F-16A Block 15Q
Current FAP 15131
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
26 Jun 1984 [act] 83068 F-16A Block 15Q
Jul 1984 [act] 83068 USAF 612 TFS 'TJ' F-16A Block 15Q
USAF F-16A block 15 #83-1068 from the 612th TFS is taxiing by the camera at RAF Waddington on August 5th, 1986. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Arie van Groen]
Jun 1988 [act] 83068 USAF 308 TFS 'HS' F-16A Block 15Q
Aug 1991 [act] 83068 USAF 170 TFS 'SI' F-16A Block 15Q
USAF F-16A block 15 #83-1068 of the 170th TFS is parked with opened canopy on the tarmac at Capitol AP. It was transferred to Portugal in 1999 as #15135. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
15 Mar 1992 [act] 83068 USAF 170 FS 'SI' F-16A Block 15Q
18 Nov 1994 [sto] AAFG0289 USAF AMARC F-16A Block 15Q
Unknown [sto] AAFG0289 USAF OO-ALC F-16A Block 15Q
Hill AFB, for refurbishment.
18 Aug 1999 [act] 15131 F-16A Block 15Q
FMS Program: Peace Atlantis II
FMS Serial: M17-15
Nov 2000 [sto] 15131 F-16A Block 15Q
Stored in anticipation of being upgraded to MLU standard.
Unknown [con] 15131 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Feb 2006 [act] 15131 FAP Esq 301 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FAP F-16AM #15131 from Esq 301 is taking off from Beja AB during exercise Real Thaw 2016. The airframe is slated to be trasnferred to the FAR in 2017. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Fernando Sousa]

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USAF-ACC-307-FS

TSgt. Joe Ethier (LaViolette)

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307th Fighter Squadron "Stingers" , 1987 - 1990
Made some good friends but worked my ass off. We exercised ALL the time. Enjoyed working Hot Pits, you got Friday off. Also remember a Avianic troop named Paul Wing that kept doing stupid shit. I heard about every story about Clark AB, PI. Wish I got to go. Fire Empire, Ice is Nice, etc.... Got my first Incentive Flight. We flew over the Florida Keys. Very cool. It had 370's so didn't do 9g's but did get stick time and flew over Mach. My pilot was Lt Jose Monteguedo (Gator Fan) but a cool guy just the same...


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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