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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0315

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Aircraft: 78-0315
Top Aces F-16A block 10 (original) #N859TA is landing at Luke AFB on July 26th, 2023. This was the first of the jets to drop its bombs in the Osirak Raid. [Photo by Thomas Backus]
 LM Aero T/V 6V-8
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered IRIAF
F-16A Block 5
Current Civilian N859TA
F-16A Block 5
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [cld] F-16A Block 5
FMS Program: Peace Zebra
30 Jul 1980 [act] 113 F-16A Block 5
FMS Program: Peace Marble I
17 Sep 1980 [act] 113 IDFAF 117 sqn F-16A Block 5 " Herev"
07 Jun 1981 [act] 113 IDFAF 117 sqn F-16A Block 5 " Herev"
Deployment: Opera

First of the eight to drop its bombs in Operation Opera. Callsigns was Izmel 1 and piloted by Ze'ev Raz.
Unknown [act] 113 IDFAF 140 sqn F-16A Block 5
IDFAF F-16A block 5 (original) #113 and a sistership both from 140 sqn are flying side by side. [Photo by <a href="http://www.xnir.com" target="new">Xnir</a>]
Aug 2013 [sto] 113 F-16A Block 5
Unknown [sto] 113 F-16A Block 5
At Mesa AP with Top Aces.
05 Apr 2022 [sto] N859TA F-16A Block 5
Registration assigned.
Jul 2022 [act] N859TA F-16A Block 5
Bort number 113

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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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