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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0239

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Aircraft: 78-0239
LM Aero T/V 6D-28
Plant Fokker
Local C/N L-053
Delivered RNlAF J-239
F-16A Block 10
Current RNlAF J-239
F-16A Block 10
Status [scr]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
21 May 1981 [act] J-239 F-16A Block 10
22 May 1981 [act] J-239 RNlAF TCA F-16A Block 10
Aug 1986 [act] J-239 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 10
Feb 1994 [act] J-239 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 10
Jun 1994 [act] J-239 RNlAF 315 sqn F-16A Block 10
May 1995 [act] J-239 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 10
Sep 1998 [act] J-239 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 10
Oct 1999 [sto] J-239 F-16A Block 10
At Woensdrecht AFB
Unknown [i/a] J-239 F-16A Block 10
This aircraft was selected to investigate if there were any unusual fatigue problems with aircraft of the same type and age. The investigation report was then sent to LM for analisation. For this investigation, the aircraft was taken apart with the front fuselage going to Denmark, the wings going to Norway, the rear fuselage going to Belgium, the tail going to Portugal and the main fuselage stayed in The Netherlands
24 Jun 2005 [scr] J-239 F-16A Block 10
All parts were collected again in early 2005 at Woensdrecht AFB. They went to the scrapyard at Den Dolder (fa Hoffland) and were totally destroyed.

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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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