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Airframe Details for F-16 #79-0418

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Aircraft: 79-0418
LM Aero T/V 62-50
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 79418
F-16B Block 5
Current USAF 79418
F-16B Block 5
Status [scr]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
22 Sep 1980 [act] 79418 F-16B Block 5
23 Sep 1980 [act] 79418 USAF 62 TFTS 'MC' F-16B Block 5
Jun 1988 [act] 79418 USAF 160 TFS 'AL' F-16B Block 5
15 Mar 1992 [act] 79418 USAF 160 FS 'AL' F-16B Block 5
22 Dec 1993 [sto] AAFG0041 USAF AMARC F-16B Block 5
19 Dec 2017 [scr] 79418 F-16B Block 5
Scrapped at HFV West in Tucson.

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Sgt. Rosemary Richards

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62nd Fighter Squadron "Spikes" , -

Sgt. Rosemary Richards

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62nd Fighter Squadron "Spikes" , -
why don't they have the F-16 units that were stationed at Macdill AFB TAMPA FLORIDA. We had more f-16's then anyone until they got rid of the 16's at Macdill My firrst jet was 79-418 aka MISS PIGGY. It was on her speed brakes and a lot of the panels the pilots didn't see


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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Mar 16, 2021 - 02:48 AM
79418

nickname "Miss Piggy"





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