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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0259
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Aircraft:
78-0259
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LM Aero T/V | 6E-1 | |
Plant | Fokker | |
Local C/N | L-001 | |
Delivered |
RNlAF
J-259
F-16B Block 1 |
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Current |
RNlAF
J-259
F-16B Block 1 |
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Status | [pre] | |
First flight on May 3rd, 1979.
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Aircraft History
Date | Status | Local S/N | Airforce/Unit | Version | Name | Info | ||
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05 Jun 1979 | [act] | J-259 | F-16B Block 1 | |||||
07 Jun 1979 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF TCA | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Sep 1979 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 322 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Apr 1986 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 323 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Jun 1989 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 323 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Mar 1994 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 313 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Jul 1995 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 315 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Mar 1996 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 313 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Apr 1997 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 315 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
Mar 1998 | [act] | J-259 | RNlAF 311 sqn | F-16B Block 1 | ||||
29 Jun 1999 | [i/a] | J-259 | F-16B Block 1 | |||||
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Unknown | [i/a] | J-259 | F-16B Block 1 | |||||
Jan 2023 | [pre] | J-259 | F-16B Block 1 | |||||
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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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Errors and Omissions
Op 30 mei 1979 was de eerste vlucht van een Nederlandse F-16, de J-259. Op 30 mei volgt de eerste door Fokker gebouwde F-16, de J-212. Op 6 juni 1979 was de acceptatievlucht van beide en werden ze overgedragen aan de luchtmacht.
Bron: https://magazines.defensie.nl/vliegendehollander/2021/06/04_terugblik-f_16
This F-16 is the only one in Dutch service NOT built by Fokker, having been delivered by C-5 to Fokker as a pattern aircraft
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