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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0188

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Aircraft: 78-0188
LM Aero T/V 6F-15
Plant SABCA
Local C/N B-055
Delivered RDAF E-188
F-16A Block 5
Current RDAF E-188
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Mar 1981 [act] E-188 F-16A Block 5
06 Apr 1981 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 730 F-16A Block 5
Jun 1987 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 726 F-16A Block 5
Aug 1990 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 723 F-16A Block 5
Esk. 723 badge on the intake.
19 Oct 2000 [con] E-188 F-16A Block 20 MLU
May 2002 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 727 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Aug 2003 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 730 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Unknown [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 730 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Still wearing the Esk. 723 badge on the intake. Also wearing a Pinguin marker on the tail and an Esk. 544 (ex-HAWK unit) badge.
Jul 2005 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 727 F-16A Block 20 MLU
08 Mar 2010 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 727 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Iceland Air Policing and Surveillance

Jul 2010 [act] E-188 RDAF Esk 727 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Oct 2012 [sto] E-188 F-16A Block 20 MLU
At Aalborg AB.

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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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