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Aircraft: 85-1554
USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1554 of the 174th FS is waiting for its driver to arrive. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
 LM Aero T/V 5C-296
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85554
F-16C Block 30B
Current USAF 85554
F-16C Block 30B
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
31 May 1987 [act] 85554 F-16C Block 30B
Jun 1987 [act] 85554 USAF 14 TFS 'MJ' F-16C Block 30B
Apr 1991 [act] 85554 USAF 72 TFTS 'MC' F-16C Block 30B
USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1554 from the 72nd TFTS is parked on the flightline at Nellis AFB on June 30th, 1991. [Photo by Keith Svendsen]
01 Oct 1991 [act] 85554 USAF 72 FS 'MC' F-16C Block 30B
Aug 1992 [act] 85554 USAF 174 FS F-16C Block 30B " Special Delivery"
Special Delivery 85-1554
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Apr 2004 [act] 85554 USAF 138 FS 'NY' F-16C Block 30B
Nov 2008 [act] 85554 USAF 163 FS F-16C Block 30B
Aug 2010 [act] 85554 USAF 457 FS F-16C Block 30B
USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1554 from the 457th FS is launching for a local training exercise from NAS Fort Worth on October 24th, 2014 loaded with Lightening and ALQ-131 pod. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
23 Apr 2016 [act] 85554 USAF 457 FS F-16C Block 30B
USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1554 from the 457th FS is departing home base NAS Fort Worth to Bagram AB on April 23rd, 2016 on its way to a Freedom Sentinel deployment. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
Deployment: Freedom Sentinel
06 Aug 2016 [act] 85554 USAF 457 FS F-16C Block 30B
Jun 2024 [act] 85554 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16C Block 30B
USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1554, now with the 93rd FS, is departing its former home at NAS Fort Worth after a gas stop on June 7th, 2024. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
06 Dec 2024 [act] 85554 USAF 706 AGRS 'LV' F-16C Block 30B
USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1554 from the 706th FS is seen landing on runway 03 at Nellis AFB after an RF 25-2 mission on March 18th, 2025. [Photo by Keith Snyder]

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USAF-AETC-72-TFS

MSgt. Daniel Piper

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72nd Fighter Squadron "Falcons" , 1990 - 1992
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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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