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Airframe Details for F-16 #80-3659

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Aircraft: 80-3659
LM Aero T/V 6K-31
Plant Fokker
Local C/N L-099
Delivered RNoAF 659
F-16A Block 15
Current RNoAF 659
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
27 May 1982 [act] 659 F-16A Block 15
02 Jul 1982 [act] 659 RNoAF 332 skv F-16A Block 15

Jan 1986 [act] 659 RNoAF 334 skv F-16A Block 15
Feb 1998 [act] 659 RNoAF 338 skv F-16A Block 15
Jun 1998 [act] 659 RNoAF 334 skv F-16A Block 15
Unknown [con] 659 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Apr 2000 [act] 659 RNoAF 334 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
Aug 2002 [act] 659 RNoAF 331 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
Still wearing 334 skv markings.
01 Oct 2002 [act] 659 RNoAF 331 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Enduring Freedom

09 Dec 2002 [act] 659 RNoAF 331 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
Accumulated 4,000 hours on this date.
Aug 2003 [act] 659 RNoAF 331 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
Still wearing 334 skv markings.
Sep 2003 [act] 659 RNoAF 338 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
Still wearing 334 skv markings.
Jul 2005 [act] 659 RNoAF FLO F-16A Block 20 MLU
May 2019 [act] 659 RNoAF 331 skv F-16A Block 20 MLU
06 Jan 2022 [sto] 659 F-16A Block 20 MLU
At Kjeller.

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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
Boman
Nov 27, 2023 - 07:27 PM
More than 8000+ flight hours

According to this article (in Norwegian), 659 will not be sold as it has more than 8000 flight hours, hence permanenty retired.

Boman
Nov 27, 2023 - 07:27 PM
Link

https://www.forsvaretsforum.no/f-16-luft-luftforsvaret/norge-sender-f-16-til-romania-tirsdag/353851?fbclid=IwAR15L71HxfNx-B2enW4VApWqkYvgbTthwCUW4nhOTbEERWguqjFtj980NO8





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