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Airframe Details for F-16 #85-1473

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Aircraft: 85-1473
LM Aero T/V 5C-253
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85473
F-16C Block 30A
Current USAF QF-014
QF-16C Block 30A
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
16 Jan 1987 [act] 85473 F-16C Block 30A
Feb 1987 [act] 85473 USAF 512 TFS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
01 Oct 1991 [act] 85473 USAF 512 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30A
Aug 1992 [act] 85473 USAF 175 FS F-16C Block 30A " Wild Thing"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Oct 2002 [act] 85473 USAF 175 FS F-16C Block 30A " Lets Roll"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Lets Roll decal applied.
17 Jun 2010 [sto] AAFG0685 USAF AMARC F-16C Block 30A
Sep 2014 [con] 85473 QF-16C Block 30A
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Dec 2016 [act] QF-014 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16C Block 30A

Crew Chief Comments

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TSgt. Carla Young

 Crew Chief Profile
512th Fighter Squadron "Dragons" , 1991 - 1993
Worked with Joe Love on acft 1473 and later on 0248 when we converted to the big mouth aircraft. Also work in debrief with Darrel and Pam Dixon. had a lot of fun and really learned alot more about the operations of an F16 unit.


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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