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Aircraft: 78-0111
IDFAF F-16B #986 (with double registration 4X-ACE) seen at the Le Bourget exhibition in June 2001. The ACE upgrade consist out of the integration of more modern electronics and a more modern cockpit lay-out. This upgrade is intended to be used on older A/B F-16 models. Up to now, no air force (not even the Israeli AF) has ordered the ACE upgrade. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]
 LM Aero T/V 62-37
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 78111
F-16B Block 5
Current IDFAF 313
F-16B Block 5
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
04 Mar 1980 [act] 78111 F-16B Block 5
07 Mar 1980 [act] 78111 USAF 61 TFTS 'MC' F-16B Block 5
USAF F-16B block 5 #78-0111 from the 61st TFTS. The aircraft was sold to Israel and used there as the ACE testbed. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
Sep 1988 [act] 78111 USAF 184 TFG F-16B Block 5
Oct 1991 [act] 78111 USAF 195 FS F-16B Block 5
29 Sep 1994 [act] 986 F-16B Block 5
FMS Program: Peace Marble IV
FMS Serial: M11-6
Unknown [act] 986 F-16B Block 5
Used as the ACE (cockpit upgrade) project testbed. Temporarilly reserialed 001 but is normally 986.
Jun 2001 [act] 313 F-16B Block 5
IDFAF F-16B block 5 (original) #986 came to Israel in 1994. It was never used by the IDFAF and in 2001 turned to be a test bird for the ACE program in which it received code 4X-ACE and serial #313 equiped with the IAI EL/M-2032 radar and some other new electronics. No contract was ever signed. [IDFAF photo]
Used by Israeli Aircraft Industries and was reserialed 313 during the demonstration fase but is normally 986.
Oct 2004 [sto] 313 F-16B Block 5
IDFAF F-16B block 5 (original) #313 was first delivered to the IDFAF as #986, but used by Israeli Aircraft Industires for the ACE program. When no orders could be secured, the airframe was stored at Ben Gurion IAP. [<a href="http://www.jetphotos.net" target="new">Jetphotos.net</a> photo by 4x6zk]
After testing was concluded and no contracts were signed, the airframe was stored at Ben Gurion IAP.

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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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