US Air Force F-16s



  • 80-0633
    USAF F-16B block 10 #80-0633 is seen at the Yanks Air Museum in California in the midst of getting work done to prepare the aircraft for display. [Yanks Air Museum photo]
  • 80-0633-001
    USAF F-16B block 10 #80-0633 in Thunderbird markings at the Yanks Air Museum in California. [Yanks Air Museum photo]
  • 83-1137
    USAF F-16C block 25 #83-1137 is buzzing over NAS Fort Worth on October 12th, 2006 acting as a Lockheed chase plane for the F-35 program. [Aerialvisuals.ca photo by Tom Tessier]
  • Legion Pod
    A dual seat F-16D is seen during take off carrying the infrared search-and-track (IRST) Legion Pod that is intended not specifically for the F-16 but for the F-15 fleet, although it is certified for the Viper. [Lockheed Martin photo]
  • 82-0974
    USAF F-16A block 15 #82-0974 is spotted flying over Schiphol-Oost right after it left the Fokker plant in November of 1983. This is one of two USAF F-16s built by the Fokker plant. [Photo by Bram van der Vijver]
  • 86-0222
    USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0222 shooting an approach at NAS Fort Worth on July 11th, 1987 while on a pre-delivery test flight from General Dynamics. In a couple of days it would be on its way to its first owner, the 480th TFS. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 86-2048
    USAF NF-16D block 30 #86-2048 is spotted in an entirely new colorscheme still being operated by Calspan in February of 2019. [USAF photo]
  • 84-1228
    USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1228 in some desert colorscheme has been preserved at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, California since 2016. A lot of parts of airframe #78-0105 were used to restore this jet. [Jetphotos.net photo by Angel Natal]
  • 84-1234
    After several years of inactivity, Lockheed's chase F-16C block 25 #84-1234 has recently taken to the air for several solo hops, apparently being brought back to operational status, seen at June 18th, 2020. The purpose is unclear at this point, it has not flown with any other aircraft as of yet. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 78-0023
    USAF F-16A block 5 #78-0023 is parked on the tarmac at Carswell AFB factory fresh from the production line in September of 1979. The aircraft crashed only months after on March 26th, 1980. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]