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Airframe Details for F-16 #80-3616

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Aircraft: 80-3616
	LM Aero T/V	6D-48
	Plant	Fokker
	Local C/N	L-097
	Delivered	RNlAF J-616 F-16A Block 15
	Current	RNlAF J-616 F-16A Block 20 MLU
	Status	[pre]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

14 May 1982

[act]

J-616

F-16A Block 15

15 May 1982

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 311 sqn

F-16A Block 15

May 1986

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 311 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Special characteristics:

Special Colorscheme

Celebration scheme for 35 years of 311 sqn.

Sep 1986

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 311 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Special characteristics:

Special Colorscheme

Tail scheme for the 1986 Eindhoven AB airshow.

Jul 1994

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 322 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Nov 1997

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 315 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Jun 1998

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 313 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Jul 1999

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 306 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Aug 1999

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 311 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Nov 1999

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 306 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Mar 2000

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 312 sqn

F-16A Block 15

Unknown

[con]

J-616

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Sep 2002

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 315 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Jan 2004

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 313 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Aug 2005

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Special characteristics:

Special Colorscheme

Marked: "Mig-29 - FW73 - ETNL" on the nose gear door.

Unknown

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Deployment: International Security Assistance Force

Jul 2009

[msh]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Deployment: International Security Assistance Force

Suffered a landing incident, waiting to be returned to the Netherlands for repairs.

Jan 2010

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

24 Mar 2011

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Deployment: Odyssey Dawn

Sep 2011

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Dec 2012

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 323 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Deployment: International Security Assistance Force

Unknown

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 312 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Aug 2014

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 312 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Deployment: Air Policing Baltic States

17 Dec 2014

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 312 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Apr 2016

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 313 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Mar 2019

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 322 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Feb 2020

[act]

J-616

RNlAF 312 sqn

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Oct 2021

[sto]

J-616

F-16A Block 20 MLU

At Volkel AB.

Nov 2023

[pre]

J-616

F-16A Block 20 MLU

To be preserved at Volkel AB in replacement of J-240.

17 Jul 2024

[pre]

J-616

F-16A Block 20 MLU

Special characteristics:

Special Colorscheme

Moved to RAF Fairford and adorned with a special tail scheme and fuel tanks to commemorate the F-16s 50th anniversary.

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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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Errors and Omissions

Oct 10, 2024 - 09:19 AM

J-616 current status

Came back to Volkel in early september, it took part in the farewell F-16 spottersday and the formal farewell festivities of the F-16 of the RNLAF. It now resides at Historical Fighters Volkel for preparation to be turned into the new gateguard at Volkel Airbase.

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