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Aircraft: 87-0379
LM Aero T/V 5D-73
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87379
F-16D Block 30H
Current USAF 87379
F-16D Block 30H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
20 Dec 1988 [act] 87379 F-16D Block 30H
21 Dec 1988 [act] 87379 USAF 62 TFTS 'MC' F-16D Block 30H
01 Oct 1991 [act] 87379 USAF 62 FS 'MC' F-16D Block 30H
Jun 1994 [act] 87379 USAF 35 FS 'WP' F-16D Block 30H
May 2001 [act] 87379 USAF 160 FS 'AL' F-16D Block 30H
Unknown [act] 87379 USAF 160 FS 'AL' F-16D Block 30H " City of Tallassea"
City of Tallassea is on the tail, on the nose it stated in small block letters "SCREAM MACHINE"
14 Sep 2007 [act] 87379 USAF 100 FS 'AL' F-16D Block 30H " City of Tuskegee"
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Red tail.

Crew Chief Comments

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MSgt. Ken Bryant

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35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 1998 - 1999
Saved a weapons troop from getting sucked down an F-16 during recovery

SrA. Dan Schlegel

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35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 1994 - 1995
In the summer, I would need to vacume under the back seat after every flight to remove water that built up from the ECS system. If this wasn't done, the com system failed.

SSgt. Lowell Minnick

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35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" , 1993 - 1994
Had to replace throttles when i received it. great jet. treated it like my old wing bird at macdill


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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