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Aircraft: 87-0239
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0239 from the 93rd FS is seen departing from NAS Fort Worth on April 24th, 2016 on its way to another deployment in Afghanistan. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
 LM Aero T/V 5C-500
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87239
F-16C Block 30F
Current USAF 87239
F-16C Block 30F
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
01 Jul 1988 [act] 87239 F-16C Block 30F
Oct 1988 [act] 87239 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16C Block 30F
Nov 1990 [act] 87239 USAF 614 TFS 'TJ' F-16C Block 30F
Deployment: Desert Storm

Flew 57 missions
Feb 1992 [act] 87239 USAF 512 FS 'RS' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0239 from the 512th FS is coming in for landing on runway 21R at Nellis AFB on July 27th, 1992. [Photo by Takeshi Imagome]
Apr 1994 [act] 87239 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0239 from the 466th FS is spotted on the tarmac at Hill AFB on August 17th, 2006. [Photo by Duane Kaiser]
12 Dec 1994 [act] 87239 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0239 from the 466th FS is seen at RAF Coltishall on a stopover on its way to a Provide Comfort deployment at Incirlick AB in December of 1994. [F-16.net collection]
Deployment: Northern Watch
14 Feb 1995 [act] 87239 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30F
Mar 2001 [act] 87239 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0239 from 466 FS parked on the tarmac at Cold Lake AFB on September 18th, 2003. [Photo by <a href="http://www.philippecolin.net" target="new">Philippe Colin</a>]
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 466 FS
Unknown [act] 87239 USAF 466 FS 'HI' F-16C Block 30F
Jun 2007 [act] 87239 USAF 93 FS 'FM' F-16C Block 30F
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0239 from the 93rd FS is spotted landing at NAS Fort Worth on August 28th, 2015 due to a hurricane evacuation from Homestead ARB. [Photo by Keith Snyder]

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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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