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Aircraft: 87-0287
USAF F-16C block 30, #87287, of the 52FW, 81FS in the row at Lakenheath AFB on June 5th, 1993. [<a href="http://www.braithwaite71.fsnet.co.uk" target="new">Robs Aircraft Picture Library</a> photo by John Smith]
 LM Aero T/V 5C-548
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87287
F-16C Block 30H
Current USAF 87287
F-16C Block 30H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
09 Nov 1988 [act] 87287 F-16C Block 30H
10 Nov 1988 [act] 87287 USAF 62 TFTS 'MC' F-16C Block 30H
01 Oct 1991 [act] 87287 USAF 62 FS 'MC' F-16C Block 30H
Mar 1993 [act] 87287 USAF 81 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 30H
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0287 of the 81th FS seen on the static at Schleswig-Jagel in September of 1993. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
Apr 1994 [act] 87287 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30H
Oct 2001 [act] 87287 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30H
USAF F-16C #87-0287 of the 466 EFS comes in for landing at Al Jaber AB, Kuwait in October 2001. [USAF photo by MSgt Dave Nolan]
Deployment: Enduring Freedom
Dec 2001 [act] 87287 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30H
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0287 from the 466th FS is buzzing through the sky over Hill AFB. [Photo by Mike Owens]
22 Jun 2007 [act] 87287 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16C Block 30H
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0287 from the 93rd FS is spotted landing at NAS Fort Worth on August 28th, 2015 due to a hurricane evacuation from Homestead ARB. [Photo by Keith Snyder]

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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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