USAF F-16C block 40 #87-0354 from the 34th FS taxies on the flight line after returning from a deployment to Southwest Asia under the Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotation system on March 1st, 2000. [USAF photo by SSgt. Gary]
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on 2006-Jul-24 22:09:26 Anonymous said Returning from SWA Deployment?
I have to question this jet is a SWA returnee. This is a normal traning configuration for Hill Block 40s. It has a LANTIRN Nav pod installed which Hill stopped flying well before 2000. The pilot is wearing a green flight suit not tan and an aircrew name is on the canopy. After Allied Force, pilot and crew chief names were required to be removed prior to deployment and were not reapplied until after return to homestation.
Curries103 (421st FS, Hill AFB, 1994-1996, 1997-2000 -
Crew Chief 88-0501,
Expediter,
APG Section Chief,
Pro Super) -
on 2011-Nov-25 17:52:05 Anonymous said
I was a crew chief on this aircraft a while back. I also agree, this does not appear to be straight from SWA. The left Elevator, leading edge, is still primer color, after a repair. More importantly, the Aim-9 Missile on station 8 (right wing, second station inboard) has a blue band around it, not yellow, meaning it was a training missile that does not fire.
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