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Aircraft: 85-1421
LM Aero T/V 5C-201
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85421
F-16C Block 25F
Current USAF QF-030
QF-16C Block 25F
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
14 Aug 1986 [act] 85421 F-16C Block 25F
15 Aug 1986 [act] 85421 USAF 19 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25F
Unknown [act] 85421 USAF 308 TFS 'HS' F-16C Block 25F
Jun 1991 [act] 85421 USAF 457 TFS 'TF' F-16C Block 25F
01 Feb 1992 [act] 85421 USAF 457 FS 'TF' F-16C Block 25F " Lil Viper"

May 1995 [act] 85421 USAF 62 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25F
25 Jun 2009 [sto] AAFG0620 USAF AMARC 'LF' F-16C Block 25F
Aug 2015 [con] 85421 QF-16C Block 25F
Oct 2018 [act] QF-030 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16C Block 25F

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SSgt. Josh Hall

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62nd Fighter Squadron "Spikes" , 2004 - 2005
In late 2004 or early 2005, had an AB blow out shortly after t/o. and then in late 2004 had smoke in the cockpit. Smoke was reported to be coming from the ext light panel. Some how a CB had been tripped and was up against some wafer stacks. The wafer stacks only allowed the CB to pop about half way up which caused a power surge to the panel thus frying it. On that same trip we had to change the right speed brake assembly, right ventril fin, and left MLG tire.


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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