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Airframe Details for F-16 #88-0497

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Aircraft: 88-0497
LM Aero T/V 1C-99
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88497
F-16C Block 40D
Current USAF 88497
F-16C Block 40D
Status [act]
DCC between 2003 - 2006 was SSgt. Nate Barnes.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
27 Feb 1990 [act] 88497 F-16C Block 40D
Mar 1990 [act] 88497 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88497 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 1993 [act] 88497 USAF 311 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 40D
Oct 1993 [act] 88497 USAF 74 FS 'FT' F-16C Block 40D
Mar 1996 [act] 88497 USAF 524 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 40D
Dec 2002 [act] 88497 USAF 524 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Southern Watch

Aircraft was in region for OSW when OIF started.
Mar 2003 [act] 88497 USAF 524 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom

Aircraft was in region for OSW when OIF started.
May 2003 [act] 88497 USAF 524 FS 'CC' F-16C Block 40D
Jul 2007 [act] 88497 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Jul 2012 [act] 88497 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Jul 2017 [act] 88497 USAF 8 FS 'HO' F-16C Block 40D
Sep 2020 [act] 88497 USAF 40 FLTS F-16C Block 40D

Crew Chief Comments

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SSgt. Thomas Bonin

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524th Fighter Squadron "Hounds" , -

SrA. Daniel Nollinger

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524th Fighter Squadron "Hounds" , 2002 - 2006
88-0497 was a code one Machine at Cannon flew pretty much 3 times a day everyday made every deployment/TDY

MSgt. Ken McPherson

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524th Fighter Squadron "Hounds" , 1996 - 1999


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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