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Airframe Details for F-16 #88-0498

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Aircraft: 88-0498
LM Aero T/V 1C-100
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88498
F-16C Block 40D
Current USAF 88498
F-16C Block 40D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
28 Feb 1990 [act] 88498 F-16C Block 40D
May 1990 [act] 88498 USAF 34 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88498 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 2007 [act] 88498 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
05 Oct 2008 [act] 88498 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Apr 2011 [act] 88498 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Apr 2012 [act] 88498 USAF 445 FLTS 'ED' F-16C Block 40D
01 May 2015 [act] 88498 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Jul 2017 [act] 88498 USAF 8 FS 'HO' F-16C Block 40D
Jan 2024 [act] 88498 USAF 163 FS 'IN' F-16C Block 40D

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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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