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YF-16 #72-1567 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on December 13th, 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 #72-1567 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on December 13th, 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 #72-1567 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on December 13th, 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 #72-1567 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on December 13th, 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 #72-1567 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on December 13th, 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 #72-1567 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on December 13th, 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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F-16A #75-0745 during the rollout ceremony at the General Dynamics plant at Fort Worth on October 20th, 1976. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 forward fuselage mating with aft fuselage in June of 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 forward fuselage mated with aft fuselage in June of 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 forward fuselage production in June of 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 canopy production in August of 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 parts production in August of 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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YF-16 tail production in August of 1973. [Lockheed photo]
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First YF-16 mated together in August of 1973 still in full metal. [Lockheed photo]
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The first official flight of YF-16 #72-1567 took place at Edwards AFB, California on February 2nd, 1973 just two weeks after the unintentional takeoff. Phil Oestricher was the test pilot. The successful flight lasted ninety minutes and included wind up turns to 3 g's at 350 knots airspeed and 30,000 feet altitude. The flight was without incident. [Lockheed photo]
