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Aircraft: 79-0371
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0371 of the 121st FS taxiing to the runway at Andrews AFB. [Photo by Bill Crimmings]
 LM Aero T/V 61-156
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 79371
F-16A Block 10A
Current USAF 79371
F-16A Block 10A
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
13 Feb 1981 [act] 79371 F-16A Block 10A
14 Feb 1981 [act] 79371 USAF 428 TFS 'NA' F-16A Block 10A
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0371 from the 428th TFS is parked on the flightline with opened canopy at Nellis AFB in June of 1981. [Photo by Keith Svendsen]
Mar 1987 [act] 79371 USAF 184 TFG F-16A Block 10A
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0371 of the 184th TFG is parked in the static display at Oshkosh AP on August 2nd, 1988. [Photo by Glenn E. Chatfield]
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 184 TFG
Apr 1992 [act] 79371 USAF 121 TFS 'DC' F-16A Block 10A
Oct 1992 [act] 79371 USAF 121 FS 'DC' F-16A Block 10A
May 1994 [i/a] 79371 USAF 364 TRS 'ST' F-16A Block 10A
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0371 seen today as an instructional airframe at Sheppard AFB. This aircraft is still in use in the USAF to train crew chiefs. [USAF photo]
Sheppard AFB, Texas as GF-16A.
Jul 2010 [pre] 79371 'ST' F-16A Block 10A
Our new friends at the pentagon gave us this pretty girl to put on display to honor our veterans at the Dallas VA. This is former USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0371. [Photo by Erik Sanders]
Was supposed to go to the Dallas Medical Center. This fell through.
Unknown [i/a] 79371 'ST' F-16A Block 10A
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0371 is seen in a dump at Sheppard AFB. It was supposed to go to a museum, but ended up as a crash recovery airframe at Sheppard. [Photo by TJStoney]
Used at Sheppard AB as a crash recovery airframe.

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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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