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Aircraft: 78-0165
RJAF F-16BM #138 seen landing at Aviano AB on September 10th, 2008, during a stopover before continuing onto Jordan. This aircraft is ex-BAF #FB-04. [Photo by <a href="http://www.fotodigimarco.eu/" target="new">Marco Sommacal</a>]
 LM Aero T/V 6J-4
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-013
Delivered BAF FB-04
F-16B Block 1
Current RJAF 138
F-16B Block 20 MLU
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
09 Nov 1979 [act] FB-04 F-16B Block 1
10 Nov 1979 [act] FB-04 BAF 1 W F-16B Block 1
BAF F-16B block 1 #FB-04 seen at Skrydstrup AB on January 27th, 1980 for the four-nation photoshoot. [Photo by Erik Frikke]
Feb 1982 [act] FB-04 BAF 10 W F-16B Block 1
Jun 1984 [act] FB-04 BAF OCU F-16B Block 1
BAF F-16B block 1 #FB-04 waiting on the tarmac in the good old OCU markings. [Janssens Ronny collection]
Mar 1996 [act] FB-04 BAF 10 W F-16B Block 1
Unknown [con] FB-04 F-16B Block 20 MLU
Unknown [act] FB-04 BAF 10 W F-16B Block 20 MLU
BAF F-16BM #FB-04 is coming in for landing at Kleine Brogel AB on February 21st, 2005. [Photo by Benny Voortmans]
10 Sep 2008 [act] 138 F-16B Block 20 MLU
FMS Program: Peace Falcon III
FMS Serial: M14-8
11 Sep 2008 [act] 138 RJAF 1 sqn F-16B Block 20 MLU
RJAF F-16BM #138 is strolling down the taxiway at Kleine Brogel AB on September 8th, 2008 upon leaving to Jordan. [Photo by Mark van der Vliet]

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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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