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Aircraft: 80-0495
USAF F-16A block 10 #80-0495 from the 184th TFG is forming a line with other sisterships from the same squadron. It became a GF-16A based at Sheppard AFB in 1995. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
 LM Aero T/V 61-216
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 80495
F-16A Block 10C
Current USAF 80495
F-16A Block 10C
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
14 Jul 1981 [act] 80495 F-16A Block 10C
08 Sep 1981 [act] 80495 USAF 80 TFS 'WP' F-16A Block 10C
USAF F-16A block 10 #80-0495 from the 80th TFS photographed on July 14th, 1982 dropping two heavy bombs. [USAF photo by SSgt. Glenn Lindsey]
Oct 1982 [act] 80495 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16A Block 10C
Apr 1984 [act] 80495 USAF 474 TFW 'NA' F-16A Block 10C
Oct 1985 [act] 80495 USAF 56 TTW 'MC' F-16A Block 10C
Jul 1988 [act] 80495 USAF 127 TFTS F-16A Block 10C
USAF F-16A block 10 #80-0495 is part of the 184th TFG of the Kansas ANG. When this aircraft was retired it became an instructional airframe at Sheppard AFB, Texas. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
Jun 1992 [act] 80495 USAF 107 TFS 'MI' F-16A Block 10C
Oct 1992 [act] 80495 USAF 107 FS 'MI' F-16A Block 10C
USAF F-16A block 10 #80-0495 of the 107th FS seen at Selfridge ANGB in 1992. [Ed Groenendijk collection]
21 Apr 1993 [msh] 80495 USAF 107 FS 'MI' F-16A Block 10C
Unknown mishap, but the aircraft was a w/o.
21 Apr 1993 [w/o] 80495 USAF 107 FS 'MI' F-16A Block 10C
Oct 1995 [i/a] 80495 USAF 364 TRS 'ST' F-16A Block 10C
USAF F-16A block 10 #80-0495 assigned to the 364th TRS is parked on the tarmac at Sheppard AFB on October 16th, 1999 used for maintenance training. [Photo by Peter Wilson]
Sheppard AFB, Texas as GF-16A
Jun 2010 [i/a] 80495 F-16A Block 10C
Located at Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is going to be used for testing Robotic Laser Paint Removal. It is hoped that this will reduce the environmental impact of paint removal and to increase aircraft availability. The Air Force Research Laboratory tasked CTC with this job and this F-16 was made available for the testing.

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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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