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Aircraft: 79-0390
LM Aero T/V 61-175
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 79390
F-16A Block 10B
Current USAF 79390
F-16A Block 10B
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
31 Mar 1981 [act] 79390 F-16A Block 10B
01 Apr 1981 [act] 79390 USAF 429 TFS 'NA' F-16A Block 10B
04 May 1982 [msh] 79390 USAF 429 TFS 'NA' F-16A Block 10B
Crashed near Beccles, England due to main fuel pump failure. The aircraft had just undergone major maintanence and was being flown for a maintanence test flight. The pilot ejected safely. The damaged canopy from this aircraft was noted on display is at the Bentwaters Cold War Museum in Suffolk, England.
04 May 1982 [w/o] 79390 USAF 429 TFS 'NA' F-16A Block 10B

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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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