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Aircraft: 86-0044
USAF F-16D block 30 #86-0044 from the 188th FS is recovering to Nellis AFB on October 26th, 2009 after a mission during a 2 week deployment. [Photo by EOR]
 LM Aero T/V 5D-48
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 86044
F-16D Block 30C
Current USAF 86044
F-16D Block 30C
Status [act]
First build D-model with the MCID (Modular Common Inlet Duct) for the USAF.
CC in 1988 was Sgt. Andy Patton.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
22 Oct 1987 [act] 86044 F-16D Block 30C
Feb 1988 [act] 86044 USAF 612 TFS 'TJ' F-16D Block 30C
Nov 1990 [act] 86044 USAF 612 TFS 'TJ' F-16D Block 30C
Deployment: Desert Storm
Nov 1991 [act] 86044 USAF 480 FS 'SP' F-16D Block 30C
Mar 1994 [act] 86044 USAF 162 FS 'OH' F-16D Block 30C
Oct 1995 [act] 86044 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16D Block 30C
USAF F-16D block 30, #86044, parked with a cargo container under the left wing [Photo by SSG Mike Yeager]
Jul 1996 [act] 86044 USAF 523 FS 'CC' F-16D Block 30C
USAF F-16D block 30 #86-0044 from the 523rd FS is strolling past the camera at Cannon AFB during October of 1997. [Photo by Gary Chambers]
Mar 1998 [act] 86044 USAF 523 FS 'CC' F-16D Block 30C
A tug-vehicle tows F-16D block 30 #86-0044 from the 523rd FS off of the outside runway after it purposely hooked an arresting cable on landing in order to certify the newly installed Barrier Arresting System at Ahmed Al Jaber AB, in support of Operation Southern Watch 1998 on March 19th, 1998. [USAF photo by A1C. Greg L. Davis]
Deployment: Southern Watch

Comment from a guest: I remember digging this plane out of the sands of kuwait when a tow job went bad on night shift. She was christened the 4X4 after that night. I'f I recall correctly some stealth guy's got a real laugh that night. ... (message left Sun 10 Sep 2006) Any other details, ie exact date or damage?
May 1998 [act] 86044 USAF 523 FS 'CC' F-16D Block 30C
Nov 2003 [act] 86044 USAF 188 FS F-16D Block 30C
USAF F-16D block 30 #86-0044 of the NMANG at Los Condores AB, Chile during Salitre 2004 on September 29th, 2004. [Photo by Taco44]
Sep 2010 [act] 86044 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16D Block 30C
USAF F-16D block 30 #86-0044 of the 121st FS taxis to EOR for de-arm following a training sortie from Andrews AB on June 15th, 2015. [Photo by Arie Church]
02 Jun 2020 [act] 86044 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16D Block 30C
USAF F-16D block 30 #86-0044 from the 121st FS finished with the Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is seen outside the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa on June 2nd, 2020. The unique art on the F-16, assigned to the 113th FW, was completed at the ANG's paint facility this week. [ANG photo by SMSgt. Vincent De Groot]

USAF F-16D block 30 #86-0044 from the 121st FS finished with the Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is seen outside the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa on June 2nd, 2020. The unique art on the F-16, assigned to the 113th FW, was completed at the ANG's paint facility this week. [ANG photo by SMSgt. Vincent De Groot]
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Tail scheme to commemorate the Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals.

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SMSgt. Josh Jensen

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523rd Fighter Squadron "Crusaders" , 2000 - 2004
This D model landed with an LEF 90 up.


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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Errors and Omissions

Jun 29, 2025 - 12:10 AM
F-16D 86-0044

I have been noticing this ship on the Buckley SFB flightline over the past few days. I'm guessing it's been transferred to the 120th FS (CO ANG).





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