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United States Air Force F-16 Special Color Schemes

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Found 122 aircraft, displaying 106-120 [Sorted by Unit and Local SN]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
91379 USAF 79 FS 91-0379 "79 FS" Unknown Details
Tail was painted with special markings for the 2001 Tiger meet of the America's.
91379 USAF 79 FS 91-0379 May 2002 Details
During a deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Southern Watch earlier in 2002 this aircraft was marked on the tail with a faint tiger head in chalk. Once the aircraft returned home a more permanent one was painted on both sides of the tail just aft of the tail code and serial number. This tiger head paint scheme was not displayed at any Tiger Meet.
91379 USAF 79 FS 91-0379 "79 FS" Oct 2005 Details
Tail painted for 2005 Tiger Meet of the Americas.
91379 USAF 79 FS 91-0379 "79 FS" Jun 2021 Details
Special scheme for the 2021 TMOTA.
88454 USAF 8 FS 88-0454 04 Jun 2020 Details
Legacy and heritage scheme applied to tail
89120 USAF 8 FS 89-2120 12 Jul 2023 Details
Retaining the color scheme.
90736 USAF 80 FS 90-0736 May 2023 Details
Tail scheme for the 70th anniversary of the U.S.- Republic of Korea Alliance (Ironclad).
89054 USAF 80 FS 89-2054 May 2023 Details
Tail scheme for the 70th anniversary of the U.S.- Republic of Korea Alliance (Ironclad).
89121 USAF 80 FS 89-2121 Sep 2021 Details
Specal tail scheme with Crush 'Em! markings.
80549 USAF 80 TFS 80-0549 Jun 1985 Details
Gunsmoke 1985 markings on the tail.
80578 USAF 80 TFS 80-0578 May 1985 Details
Painted with a yellow and blue banner on the tail with a large wolf head for Gunsmoke 1985. Same paint scheme was applied to 81-0691.
87247 USAF 93 FS 87-0247 "482 FW" May 2014 Details
25th anniversary markings (shark) to celebrate 25 years of F-16 operations within the squadron.
87290 USAF 93 FS 87-0290 28 Jun 2010 Details
Wing flag ship tail painted with special "Mako's" artwork.
85438 USAF 93 FS 85-1438 "10 AF" Apr 2017 Details
91362 USAF FWS 91-0362 Oct 1993 Details
Special yellow and black checker paint scheme that became known as the taxi cab scheme. Painted to mark the 50th anniversary of the Fighter Weapons School.

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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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