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Airframe Details for F-16 #85-1416

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Aircraft: 85-1416
LM Aero T/V 5C-196
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85416
F-16C Block 25F
Current USAF QF-085
QF-16C Block 25F
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
31 Jul 1986 [act] 85416 F-16C Block 25F
Aug 1986 [act] 85416 USAF 10 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25F
Tactical Nuke
A rare shot illustrating the nuclear role of the F-16: a USAF F-16C from the 10th TFS at Hahn AB in Germany seen carrying a BDU-38 simulator (B-61 nuclear dummy). The aircraft was participating in the weapons training deployment Exercise Sabre Thunder over the Bardenas-Reales Range on June 1st, 1988.
Jan 1991 [act] 85416 USAF 10 TFS 'HR' F-16C Block 25F
Deployment: Desert Storm
Aug 1991 [act] 85416 USAF 163 TFS 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
15 Mar 1992 [act] 85416 USAF 163 FS 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
Jan 2006 [act] 85416 USAF 163 FS 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
Apr 2006 [act] 85416 USAF 163 FS 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
12 Jun 2008 [sto] AAFG0587 USAF AMARC 'FW' F-16C Block 25F
04 Feb 2020 [con] 85416 QF-16C Block 25F
Jan 2021 [act] QF-085 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16C Block 25F

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MSgt. Craig Brown

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10th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Fighting Tenth" , -


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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