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United States Air Force F-16 Nose Art

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Found 273 aircraft, displaying 1-15 [Sorted by Unit and USAF FY/n]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
78059 78-0059 "Miss Majestic" Sep 1994 Details
USAF F-16A block 5 #78-0059 is preserved at the Selfridge ANGB Museum when photographed there on October 9th, 2005. [Photo by John Slebodnik]
Selfridge ANG Museum, Michigan.
79290 79-0290 Jun 1995 Details
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0290 on display in full Montana ANG colors at Great Falls IAP in October of 2005. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]
Great Falls ANGB, Montana and also a recruiting aid. Nose art consists of a multitude of Looney Toons characters.
81678 81-0678 "Lets Roll" Unknown Details
GF-16A #81-0678 is painted in T-birdscolor scheme. This airframe was a T-bird during its entire career. It is stored at Sheppard AFB nowadays. [Photo by Simon Cheryl]
Still with Thunderbird paint scheme but decal nose art was added just behind the cockpit.
81678 81-0678 "Lets Roll" Nov 2017 Details
USAF F-16A block 15 #81-0678 is painted as Thunderbird nr. 7 being preserved in the Hill AFB museum spotted there in June of 2018. [Photo by Rick Copp]
At Hill AFB.
83165 83-1165 "Lethal Lady" 15 Nov 2008 Details
USAF F-16C block 25 #83-1165 'Lethal Lady' returning after its final flight on November 14th, 2008, getting a shower courtesy of the VT ANG Fire Dept. [Photo by <a href="http://www.philippecolin.net" target="new">Philippe Colin</a>]
Last flight occured on November 14th, 2008. Aircraft was scheduled for AMARC but was saved from that fate. Continued to wear 15 various bomb markings and three gun straif markings from prior OIF deployment even through to retirement.
83165 83-1165 "Lethal Lady" 09 Dec 2014 Details
USAF F-16C block 25 #83-1165 'Lethal Lady' is now on display at the entrance of the Vermont ANG base in Burlington, Vermont. [Photo by Philippe Colin]
Gate guard outside the Air Guard Base in Burlington.
84267 USAF 10 TFS 84-1267 "Feel Lucky?" Jan 1991 Details
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1267 from the 10th TFS is strolling in front of a shelter during the Gulf War in early 1991. The aircraft crashed only a year later on January 13th, 1992. [Photo by Dave Haas]
Nose art is troll holding an aim-9 over his head with tongue hanging out.
84275 USAF 10 TFS 84-1275 "Widow Maker" Dec 1990 Details
84278 USAF 10 TFS 84-1278 "SPECIAL DELIVERY" Jan 1991 Details
84290 USAF 10 TFS 84-1290 "SPACEMAN SPIFF" Jan 1991 Details
84310 USAF 10 TFS 84-1310 "Sabre One" "10 TFS" Jun 1991 Details
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1310 from the 10th TFS wore the 'Sabre One' painting as second aircraft in 1991. [<a href="http://www.dstorm.eu" target="new">DStorm.eu</a> collection]
This was the second aircraft to carry the Sabre One nose art. It is the commanders aircraft marked 10 TFS and was seen at the 1991 Paris air show. The art was applied to this aircraft for the Paris show because the first aircraft to receive the markings, 84-1315, was being prepared to go to the 163rd FS. Charles Arroyo was the artist drew both nose art with colored grease pencils. MSGT Charles Arroyo advises one can tell the difference in the nose art by how far the cloak comes down the panel. On aircraft 84-1310 the cloak came to the bottom of the aircraft panel. This aircraft was unable to deploy for Desert Storm.
84315 USAF 10 TFS 84-1315 "Sabre One" "10 TFS/AMU" Dec 1990 Details
USAF 10th TFS - deployed F-16C #84-1315 "Sabre One" nose art. The 10th was assigned to the 363rd TFW-deployed during Operation Desert Storm. [Photo by M. Steadman]
This is the original aircraft to wear the 'Sabre One' nose art drawn on with colored grease pencils by USAF Charles Arroy. Sabre One art was also applied to 84-1310, the boss bird, but painted after the war as 84-1310 did not go. MSGT Charles Arroyo advises one can tell the difference in the nose art by how far the cloak comes down the panel. Aircraft 84-1310, the second one drawn, the cloak came to the bottom of the aircraft panel. The first Sabre One cloak didn't come to the bottom so left room for small text of "To the Men And Women of the FIGHTIN' TENTH."
84376 USAF 10 TFS 84-1376 "Aces High" Dec 1990 Details
84390 USAF 10 TFS 84-1390 "Sweet Dreams" Jan 1991 Details
Nose-art detail of USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1390 while in service with the 10th TFS with the 'Sweet Dreams' nose-art painted on the side. [Photo by David Haas]
84390 USAF 10 TFS 84-1390 "Sweet Dreams" 27 Feb 1991 Details
Shot down during Desert Storm by SAM. The pilot, Capt. William Andrews, ejected and became a POW, but was released eight days later after the end of the war. The F-16 was hit by a SA-16 when flying a low-level sortie. Awarded the Air Force Cross for preventing missile shooters from getting a wingman. A UH-60A (78-23015) was shot down trying to rescue the F-16 pilot. Five of its crew died while three where taken prisoner. The aircraft carried nose art at the time applied for the war. Art was a blond woman in a white bikini lying sideways on the right side of the aircraft below the canopy. Before the aircraft was destroyed it flew 43 combat missions.

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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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