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Aircraft: 82-0973
USAF F-16A ADF #82-0973 of the 198th FS is parked on a hard stand at its homebase. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
 LM Aero T/V 61-566
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 82973
F-16A Block 15M
Current USAF AAFG0257
F-16A Block 15M ADF
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
18 Nov 1983 [act] 82973 F-16A Block 15M
19 Nov 1983 [act] 82973 USAF 34 TFS 'HL' F-16A Block 15M
USAF F-16A block 15 #82-0973 of the 34th TFS banking to the left and caught here on February 20th, 1987. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its wing tip and Mark 82 500-pound bombs. [USAF photo by Garfield F. Jones]
Unknown [con] 82973 F-16A Block 15M ADF
Aug 1990 [act] 82973 USAF 114 TFTS F-16A Block 15M ADF
Nov 1993 [act] 82973 USAF 198 FS 'PR' F-16A Block 15M ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #82-0973 from the 198th FS is parked on a wet tarmac at San Juan IAP on February 28th, 1992. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Victor M. Gonzalez]
20 Oct 1994 [sto] AAFG0257 USAF AMARC 'PR' F-16A Block 15M ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #82-0973 still largely in one piece and wearing markings from the 198th FS. This F-16 was retired on October 20th, 1994 and the squadron converted to the C-130. [Photo by Phillip Kovaric]

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SSgt. Jay Murray

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34th Fighter Squadron "Rams" , 1984 - 1987


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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