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Aircraft: 89-2048
USAF F-16C block 42 #89-2048 from 57 Wing coming in 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-201
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89048
F-16C Block 42E
Current USAF 89048
F-16C Block 42E
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 Sep 1990 [act] 89048 F-16C Block 42E
Oct 1990 [act] 89048 USAF 19 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 42E
01 Oct 1991 [act] 89048 USAF 19 FS 'SW' F-16C Block 42E
Aug 1993 [act] 89048 USAF 78 FS 'SW' F-16C Block 42E
Aug 1994 [act] 89048 USAF FWS 'WA' F-16C Block 42E
USAF F-16C block 42 #89-2048 from the FWS is coming in for landing on runway 21R at Nellis AFB on January 27th, 1998 after an early morning mission. [Photo by Takeshi Imagome]
03 Feb 2003 [act] 89048 USAF 16 WS 'WA' F-16C Block 42E
08 Sep 2011 [msh] 89048 USAF 16 WS 'WA' F-16C Block 42E
Working into the evening to free F-16C #89-2048 of the 16th WPS from the storm that hit Nellis AFB, on September 8th, 2011. In total eleven F-16s and two A-10s were damaged. [USAF photo by SrA. Brett Clashman]
Storm hit Nellis AFB, Nevada on September 8, 2011 at just after 5pm causing a row of aircraft sunshelters to fall striking aircraft and injuring airman. In total eleven F-16s and two A-10s were damaged.
Dec 2011 [act] 89048 USAF 16 WS 'WA' F-16C Block 42E
Repaired.
29 Oct 2019 [act] 89048 USAF 64 AGRS 'WA' F-16C Block 42E " Wraith"
USAF F-16C block 42 #89-2048 from the 64th AGRS is parked on a very sunny tarmac at Nellis AFB in its vivid black special color scheme. [Photo by J. Grunsell]
Black aggressor scheme.

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USAF-ACC-64-AS

TSgt. Eric Maxwell

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64th Aggressor Squadron "Aggressors" , 2020 - 2020


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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