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Aircraft: 88-0521
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0521 from 4 FS moments before touchdown at Nellis AB for attending the Red Flag 02-03 session. [<a href="http://www.tailslides.co.uk" target="new">Tailslides</a> photo by Peter]
 LM Aero T/V 1C-123
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88521
F-16C Block 40D
Current USAF 88521
F-16C Block 40D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
23 Apr 1990 [act] 88521 F-16C Block 40D
May 1990 [act] 88521 USAF 69 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 1991 [act] 88521 USAF 308 TFS 'HS' F-16C Block 40D
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88521 USAF 308 FS 'HS' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 1992 [act] 88521 USAF 69 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40D
May 1995 [act] 88521 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Maj. David R. Grahm, of the Viper West Demonstration Team, manoeuvres F-16C block 40 #88-0521 from the 4th FS past the crowd at MCAS Yuma on March 14th, 2009. [USMC photo by Sgt. Nicholous L. Radloff]

USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0521 from the 4th FS shows the bit ball door artwork painted as 'Lucky Lady' seen on September 7th, 2012. [Photo by Joe Hodges]
'Lucky Lady' door art.
Oct 2014 [act] 88521 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Freedom Sentinel
01 May 2015 [act] 88521 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
09 Feb 2017 [act] 88521 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0521 from the 510th FS flies over the US Central Command area of responsibility on November 13th, 2024. [USAF photo]

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USAF-ACC-4-FS

SMSgt. Ronald Dedman

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4th Fighter Squadron "Fightin' Fuujins" , -
88-0521, 86-290, 87-392
USAF-USAFE-510-FS

SrA. Brock Robbins

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510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" , 2019 - 2023


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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