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Airframe Details for F-16 #83-1073

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Aircraft: 83-1073
FAR F-16AM #1614 destined for Esc. 53 is touching down on the runway at Feteşti AB right after delivery on August 14th, 2020. [Photo by Adrian Sultănoiu]
 LM Aero T/V 61-626
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 83073
F-16A Block 15Q
Current FAR 1614
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
21 Jun 1984 [act] 83073 F-16A Block 15Q
22 Jun 1984 [act] 83073 USAF 363 TFW 'SW' F-16A Block 15Q
May 1987 [act] 83073 USAF 308 TFS 'HS' F-16A Block 15Q
USAF F-16A block 15 #83-1073 from the 308th TFS is parked with opened canopy on the flightline at Homestead AFB in September of 1988. [Photo by Karel]
Aug 1991 [act] 83073 USAF 170 TFS 'SI' F-16A Block 15Q
15 Mar 1992 [act] 83073 USAF 170 FS 'SI' F-16A Block 15Q
USAF F-16A block 15 #83-1073 from the 170th FS is parked inside the hangar for heavy maintenance in 1993. [Photo by MSgt. Dale Jensen]
21 Oct 1994 [sto] AAFG0260 USAF AMARC F-16A Block 15Q
Unknown [sto] AAFG0260 USAF OO-ALC F-16A Block 15Q
Hill AFB, for refurbishment.
16 Sep 1999 [act] 15132 F-16A Block 15Q
FMS Program: Peace Atlantis II
FMS Serial: M17-16
Jan 2001 [sto] 15132 F-16A Block 15Q
Stored in anticipation of being upgraded to MLU standard.
Unknown [con] 15132 F-16A Block 20 MLU
PoAF F-16AM #15132 is taking off in full blaze from Monte Real AB on August 8th, 2012 still in primer after being upgraded with the MLU package. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Helder Afonso]
Sep 2012 [act] 15132 FAP Esq 301 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FAP F-16AM #15132 from Esq 301 is coming in to land with brakes opened at Leeuwarden AB on March 28th, 2014 to attend a FWIT session. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Arie van Groen]
Unknown [sto] 15132 F-16A Block 20 MLU
To OGMA for refurbishment.
14 Aug 2020 [act] 1614 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FMS Program: Peace Carpathian II
15 Aug 2020 [act] 1614 FAR Esc 571 F-16A Block 20 MLU
FAR F-16AM #1614 is performing a fly-by with landing gear down at the 2024 Bucharest International Airshow. [Photo by Rob Hofman]

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MSgt. Robert Entinger

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31st Fighter Wing , 1990 - 1991
1st Block 5 (modified to Block 15) F-16 I ever crewed.... God I hated changing EHR's


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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