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Aircraft: 87-0258
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0258 from the 614th TFS is coming in for landing at Torrejon AB in 1989. [Photo by Ugo Gabbana]
 LM Aero T/V 5C-519
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87258
F-16C Block 30F
Current USAF 87258
F-16C Block 30F
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
15 Sep 1988 [act] 87258 F-16C Block 30F
Oct 1988 [act] 87258 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16C Block 30F
Nov 1990 [act] 87258 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16C Block 30F
A ground crew member signals to the pilot of F-16C block 30 #87-0258 from the 614th TFS as it prepares to takeoff on the first daylight strike against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm on February 1st, 1991. [USAF photo by SSgt. Lee F. Corkran]
Deployment: Desert Storm

Flew 50 missions
Feb 1992 [act] 87258 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0258 from the 526th FS is coming in for landing on runway 21R at Nellis AFB on July 28th, 1992. [Photo by Takeshi Imagome]
Nov 1993 [act] 87258 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0258 from the 466th FS is parked in the middle of a tarmac waiting for a new mission in December of 1996. [Joris collection]
20 Apr 2007 [act] 87258 USAF 176 FS 'WI' F-16C Block 30F
A two ship formation of F-16C block 30s #87-0258 & #87-0260 from the 176th FS on a routine training mission in the skies over Wisconsin on October 21st, 2008. [USAF photo by MSgt. Paul Gorman]
Feb 2024 [act] 87258 USAF AATC 'AT' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0258 from the AATC is buzzing over the runway with full AB at Tucson IAP on February 9th, 2024. [Photo by Jo Wirl]

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USAF-USAFE-614-TFS

SrA. Stephen W. Turner Jr.

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614th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Lucky Devils" , 1990 - 1991
USAF-AFRC-466-FS

CMSgt. Michael Iarossi

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466th Fighter Squadron "Diamondbacks" , 1995 - 1997
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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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