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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2001

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Aircraft: 89-2001
LM Aero T/V 1C-154
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89001
F-16C Block 40E
Current USAF 89001
F-16C Block 40E
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
27 Jun 1990 [act] 89001 F-16C Block 40E
28 Jun 1990 [act] 89001 USAF 70 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 70 TFS/AMU
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89001 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 70 FS
Jul 1992 [act] 89001 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 70 FS
Deployment: Southern Watch

Need to confirm the date deployed.
16 Sep 1992 [act] 89001 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 70 FS
Dec 1993 [act] 89001 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 40E
Mar 1994 [act] 89001 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 31 FW
Jul 2000 [act] 89001 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E " Guardian Angel"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
  • Mission Marks
  • Unit Markings: 31 FW
Deployment: Allied Force

Wore 46 mission markings for Operation Allied Force.
Unknown [act] 89001 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E " Guardian Angel"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
  • Unit Markings: 31 FW
Nose art was repainted, mostly colour was added to the background.
Unknown [act] 89001 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E " Guardian Angel"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
  • Unit Markings: 31 FW
The bit ball door was also adorned with the Guardian Angel art.
Apr 2006 [act] 89001 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Dec 2006 [msh] 89001 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 31 FW
During an engine run at the Aviano hush house the 5th stage ECS duct was improperly installed and fell off at MAX power. Aircraft was down for 8 months for depot level repair.
20 Jul 2007 [act] 89001 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 31 FW
Unknown [act] 89001 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E

Crew Chief Comments

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TSgt. Daniel May

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510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" , 1998 - 2000
This was the best time of my AF career! I crewed the best jet in AF inventory and had an awesome DCC. Aviano was the best base in USAF and I got to meet the President following Operation Allied Force. I could not have asked for a better aircraft, unit, or supervisor. The work was tough and never-ending, but very rewarding!

TSgt. Daniel May

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510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" , 2001 - 2002

MSgt. Matthew Gililland

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 2006 - 2007


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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