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Aircraft: 79-0429
LM Aero T/V 62-61
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 79429
F-16B Block 10B
Current USAF
F-16B Block 10B
Status [scr]
ACC's in 1981 were Terry De Fur and Randy Munro were the first ACCs. DCC was Kurt Welday. ACC in 1983 was Tony Fish.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
16 Apr 1981 [act] 79429 F-16B Block 10B
17 Apr 1981 [act] 79429 USAF 429 TFS 'NA' F-16B Block 10B
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 429 TFS
Jul 1987 [act] 79429 USAF 428 TFS 'NA' F-16B Block 10B
Sep 1989 [act] 79429 USAF 138 TFS 'NY' F-16B Block 10B
Oct 1991 [act] 79429 USAF 162 TFG F-16B Block 10B
15 Mar 1992 [act] 79429 USAF 162 FW F-16B Block 10B
17 Oct 1996 [sto] AAFG0387 USAF AMARC F-16B Block 10B
01 Oct 2019 [scr] F-16B Block 10B
At Lamb Depollution.

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SSgt. Jay Murray

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429th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Black Falcons" , 1981 - 1982
This plane was used by the Thunderbirds as their trainer until they got their own. Great pic of it leading 2 Thunderbird A models in takeoff formation. "The rest follow the best" was the caption below the pic on the wall in the AMU.


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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