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Airframe Details for F-16 #78-0002
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Aircraft:
78-0002
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LM Aero T/V | 61-8 | |
Plant | General Dynamics | |
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Delivered | ![]() F-16A Block 1 |
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Current | ![]() F-16A Block 1 |
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Status | [i/a] | |
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Aircraft History
Date | Status | Local S/N | Airforce/Unit | Version | Name | Info | ||
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24 Sep 1978 | [act] | 78002 |
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F-16A Block 1 | ||||
25 Sep 1978 | [act] | 80002 |
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13 Nov 1980 | [act] | 78002 |
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Jul 1983 | [act] | 78002 |
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Nov 1989 | [msh] | 78002 |
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29 Nov 1991 | [w/o] | 78002 |
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Jan 1994 | [i/a] | 78002 |
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388th Fighter Wing , 1978 - 1979 | ||
This jet broke down a lot!!!!!
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310th Fighter Squadron "Tophats" , 1983 - 1987 | ||
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310th Fighter Squadron "Tophats" , 1983 - 1986 | ||
78-002, or "Balls 2", was the second production F-16 built. I was assigned to Balls-2 when I was at Luke from 1982-1986, and the squadron was the 310th TFTS. I wonder where 002 is now. He's probably in some scrap yard due to not being repaired after the fire, assuming that story is true. I say "he" because it has two balls (ie, "00" in "002"). My trainer, JD Wadsworth, told me that it's a boy because it has balls. Those were some good times!
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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 | ![]() |
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