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Airframe Details for F-16 #88-0493
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Aircraft:
88-0493
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LM Aero T/V | 1C-95 |
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USAF
88493
F-16C Block 42C |
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USAF
88493
F-16C Block 42C |
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| Status | [act] | |
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Aircraft History
| Date | Status | Local S/N | Airforce/Unit | Version | Name | Info | ||
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| 01 Mar 1990 | [act] | 88493 |
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
| 02 Mar 1990 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 312 TFTS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
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| Jan 1991 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 309 TFS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
| 01 Oct 1991 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 309 FS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
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| Sep 1992 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 308 FS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
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| Jul 2011 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 310 FS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
| Jul 2022 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 309 FS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
| 10 Jul 2023 | [act] | 88493 |
USAF 8 FS
'LF'
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F-16C Block 42C | ||||
Crew Chief Comments
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Crew Chief Profile |
| 308th Fighter Squadron "Emerald Knights" , 1997 - 2001 | ||
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Jim Putman was the DCC on this one as I recall. I was on swing shift most of the time until I moved to phase in 1999. I remember launching this jet and the one parked next to it at the same time on a couple of occassions.
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| 308th Fighter Squadron "Emerald Knights" , 1998 - 2001 | ||
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My First DCC assignment when I put on SrA, Nettie let me take care of her baby!
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Crew Chief Profile |
| 308th Fighter Squadron "Emerald Knights" , 2005 - 2007 | ||
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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 |  |
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