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F-16 Nose Art in 2001

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Found 15 aircraft, displaying 1-15 [Sorted by Date]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
91365 USAF 79 FS 91-0365 "Lets Roll" Unknown Details
Lets Roll decal carried over from previous unit.
91368 USAF 79 FS 91-0368 "Hammer Time" "363 TFW" Unknown Details
For the 10th anniversary of Desert Storm, this F-16 was painted like the 1991 Shaw boss bird with nose art, five mission markings.
88444 USAF 510 FS 88-0444 "Creep'n Death" Unknown Details
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 from the 510th FS with nose art: "Creep'n Death". [David Sarvai collection from <a href="http://www.510fs.org" target="new">510fs.org</a>]
85448 USAF 175 FS 85-1448 "Cold Steel" Unknown Details
'Cold Steel' nose art applied to USAF F-16C block 30 #85448 of the South Dakota ANG parked the tarmac at Ellsworth AB during the 'Dakota Thunder 2003' exercise held there on September 16th, 2003. [Photo by Joel Watson]
113th FS also had an aircraft with nose art "Cold Steel", 85-1555?
85573 USAF 107 FS 85-1573 "City of New Baltimore" Unknown Details
USAF F-16D block 30 #85-1573 of the 107th FS takes off from Selfridge ANGB for an incentive flight on September 11th, 2008. Note the Captain America art just below the rear canopy. [Photo by Jonathan Somerville]
Captain America nose art, from the DC comic book franchise.
89001 USAF 510 FS 89-2001 "Guardian Angel" "31 FW" Unknown Details
Nice angel nose art on Aviano based F-16C #89-2001 [Photo by Jeff Stoermer]
Nose art was repainted, mostly colour was added to the background.
86237 USAF 175 FS 86-0237 "Leader of the Pack" Mar 2001 Details
'Leader of the Pack' nose art on USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0237 of the 175th FS. [Photo and art by MSgt Jeffery D. Hofer]
Nose art applied in 2001
85442 USAF 175 FS 85-1442 "Speedy" May 2001 Details
'Speedy' nose art which is fitting for an F-16. It is on USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1442 of the 175th FS 'Lobos'. [Photo and art by MSgt Jeffery D. Hofer]
85486 USAF 175 FS 85-1486 "The Stalker" Aug 2001 Details
'Stalker' nose art applied to USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1486 of the 175th FS. [Photo and art by MSgt Jeffery D. Hofer]
91370 USAF 389 FS 91-0370 "Wanna Play" Nov 2001 Details
USAF F-16C block 52 #91-0370 nose art "Wanna Play" taken around November 2001 to January 2002 during the 389th FS OEF deployment to Al Udeid AB, Qatar. [Photo by Andy Bauer]
Wore 10 mission markings for Operation Enduring Freedom. Art work by Patrick Reynolds.
91392 USAF 389 FS 91-0392 "Snoopy" Nov 2001 Details
USAF F-16C block 52 #91-0392 from the 389th FS runs its engines up while deployed in support of OIF on December 4th, 2001. [USAF photo by TSgt. Michael R. Nixon]
Wore 10 mission markings for Operation Enduring Freedom. Art work by TSgt. William Jenkins.
91401 USAF 389 FS 91-0401 "We'll Take it From Here" Nov 2001 Details
USAF F-16C block 52 #91-0401 of the 389th FS nose art "We'll Take it From Here" taken during OEF deployment to Al Udeid AB, Qatar during November 2001 to January 2002. [Photo by Andy Bauer]
Ground Zero

 Wore 13 mission markings and 4 HARM markings for Operation Enduring Freedom. The nose art is of a fireman at ground zero reaching for a soldier and large american flag.The art work is by TSgt. Robbie Leist and SSgt. Chad Marks. However, the 389 did not fire any Harms during OEF, so the HARM markings are from previous OSW deployments.
91413 USAF 389 FS 91-0413 "Operation Enduring Freedom, the Gunfighters" Nov 2001 Details
USAF F-16C block 52 #91-0413 nose art of the 389th FS taken during OEF deployment to Al Udeid AB, Qatar during November 2001 to January 2002. [Photo by Andy Bauer]
Art work by TSgt Robbie Leist and SSgt Chad Marks.
92880 USAF 389 FS 92-3880 Nov 2001 Details
USAF F-16C block 52 #92-3880 from the 389th FS gets the 'high sign' just before departing on a sortie in support of OIF on November 30th, 2001. [USAF photo by SSgt. Michael Gaddis]
Nose art is Marvin the Martian by SSgt Chad Marks and TSgt Robbie Leist. Had 10 mission markings for Operation Enduring Freedom. Art work was removed upon return to the United States.
92889 USAF 389 FS 92-3889 "Vulture, T-bolts rule" Nov 2001 Details
USAF F-16C block 52 #92-3889 of the 389th FS nose art "T-BOLTS RULE" taken around November 2001 to January 2002 during OEF deployment to Al Udeid AB, Qatar. [Photo by Andy Bauer]
12 mission markings for Operation Enduring Freedom. Art work by TSgt Robbie Leist and SSgt Chad Marks.



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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