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Airframe Details for F-16 #89-2023

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Aircraft: 89-2023
LM Aero T/V 1C-176
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89023
F-16C Block 40E
Current USAF 89023
F-16C Block 40E
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Jul 1990 [act] 89023 F-16C Block 40E
Aug 1990 [act] 89023 USAF 70 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89023 USAF 70 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40E
Jan 1994 [act] 89023 USAF 526 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 40E
May 1994 [act] 89023 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Jun 1994 [act] 89023 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Northern Watch
Oct 1994 [act] 89023 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Northern Watch
Unknown [act] 89023 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Allied Force

Wore 20 missions markings over Kosovo and 3 over Iraq (ONW).
Mar 2000 [act] 89023 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Deployment: Southern Watch

Deployed with the 510th FS and stayed for the 555th FS deployment which followed.
Sep 2000 [act] 89023 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
17 Nov 2023 [msh] 89023 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E
Accident occured while deployed in Southwest Asia. F-15E 91-0335 from the 494th FS was in process of having munitions swaped for a mission change only 60 feet away. While moving an MJJ-1 'jammer' in reverse the jammer bomb loader coult not be stopped. The driver was pinned against aircraft causing serious injury but the machine did not stop and threw the driver off. The jammer continued on, hit a tool box and continued unmanned until it hit the unmaned F-16 fuel tank. Fuel leaked while the sparks from the impact ignited causing a fire which engulfed the right side of the F-16.
18 Nov 2023 [sto] 89023 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40E AIB Report
Probably won't be repaired.

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TSgt. Scott Foster

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 1997 - 1999
This was my first baby.


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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