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Aircraft: 88-0503
LM Aero T/V 1C-105
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88503
F-16C Block 40D
Current USAF 88503
F-16C Block 40D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
23 Mar 1990 [act] 88503 F-16C Block 40D
24 Mar 1990 [act] 88503 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Nov 1990 [act] 88503 USAF 4 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Desert Storm
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88503 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Dec 1992 [act] 88503 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16C Block 40D
Dec 1997 [act] 88503 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Southern Watch
May 1998 [act] 88503 USAF 188 FS 'NM' F-16C Block 40D
Mar 2004 [act] 88503 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 2007 [act] 88503 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
05 Oct 2008 [act] 88503 USAF 4 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Jul 2009 [act] 88503 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Enduring Freedom
Jul 2012 [act] 88503 USAF 421 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40D
Jun 2016 [act] 88503 USAF 57 FW F-16C Block 40D
Earmarked for the activation of the 24th TASS and still in the markings of the 421st Fighter Squadron.
Aug 2016 [act] 88503 USAF 24 TASS 'WA' F-16C Block 40D
Still in the markings of the 421st FS.
Mar 2020 [act] 88503 USAF 16 WS 'WA' F-16C Block 40D

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MSgt. Retired Todd Roberts

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24 TASS , -


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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