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Aircraft: 84-1256
USAF QF-16C block 25 #QF-061 from the 82nd ATRS is strolling past the lens ready for a manned sortie. [ET Photography photo]
 LM Aero T/V 5C-93
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 84256
F-16C Block 25D
Current USAF QF-061
QF-16C Block 25D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
18 Oct 1985 [act] 84256 F-16C Block 25D
19 Oct 1985 [act] 84256 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25D
Apr 1986 [act] 84256 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25D
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1256 from the 17th TFS is marked as the 363th TFW flagship and seen on the tarmac at Nellis AFB on April 30th, 1986. [Photo by Tom Ring]
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 363 TFW
Unknown [act] 84256 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25D
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1256 from the 17th TFS, serving as the East Coast F-16 Demo team, is seen arriving at Ellington Field on October 6th, 1989. [Photo by Tom Ring]
Jan 1991 [act] 84256 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25D " Night Stalker"
Two F-16C block 25s of the 17th TFS (#84-1256 & #84-1262) and one block 25 from the 10th TFS (#84-1284) fly in formation during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are armed with cluster bombs on February 24th, 1991. [USAF photo by TSgt. Marvin Lynchard]

USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1256 from the 17th TFS wore the 'Night Stalker' painting during Operation Desert Storm. [<a href="http://www.dstorm.eu" target="new">DStorm.eu</a> collection]
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Deployment: Desert Storm

Flew 28 missions in Desert Storm.
Mar 1991 [act] 84256 USAF 17 TFS 'SW' F-16C Block 25D
Oct 1992 [act] 84256 USAF 389 FS 'MO' F-16C Block 25D
Jul 1994 [act] 84256 USAF 309 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 25D
Apr 1997 [act] 84256 USAF 111 FS 'EF' F-16C Block 25D
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1256 from the 111th FS is touching down on the runway at Ellington Field ANGB. [Photo by Cristopher A. Ebdon]
26 Feb 2007 [act] 84256 USAF 111 FS 'EF' F-16C Block 25D
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
Apr 2007 [act] 84256 USAF 111 FS 'EF' F-16C Block 25D
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1256 from the 111th FS is seen departing from Nellis AFB during Red Flag 07/01 on October 17th, 2006. [<a href="http://www.jetwashimages.com" target="new">JetWashImages.com</a> photo by Chad Thomas]
Jun 2008 [act] 84256 F-16C Block 25D
Being used by Lockheed.
23 Apr 2012 [sto] F16C 84-1256 USAF AMARC F-16C Block 25D
Jan 2017 [con] 84-1256 QF-16C Block 25D
Sent to Boeing at Cecil Field, Florida.
Unknown [act] QF-061 USAF 82 ATRS QF-16C Block 25D
USAF QF-16C block 25 #QF-061 from the 82nd ATRS is parked on the flightline with wheelchocks still in place. [F-16.net collection]

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USAF-ACC-389-FS

MSgt. Craig Brown

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389th Fighter Squadron "Thunderbolts" , -


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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