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Aircraft: 88-0444
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 from the 510th FS is parked on the flightline at Beauvechain AB in September of 1999 with mission markings applied. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]
 LM Aero T/V 1C-46
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88444
F-16C Block 40C
Current USAF 88444
F-16C Block 40C
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Nov 1989 [act] 88444 F-16C Block 40C
04 Dec 1989 [act] 88444 USAF 34 TFS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88444 USAF 34 FS 'HL' F-16C Block 40C
Apr 1994 [act] 88444 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
Oct 1994 [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
Two USAF F-16C block 40's with the closest at the top being #88-0446 and just below is #88-0444 landing at Aviano AB on December 8th, 1998. [Photo by Sergio Gava]
Aug 1999 [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
Deployment: Allied Force

Nicknamed Triple Whore by the crew.
Unknown [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C " Creep'n Death"
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 from the 510th FS with nose art: "Creep'n Death". [David Sarvai collection from <a href="http://www.510fs.org" target="new">510fs.org</a>]
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Unknown [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
17 Jan 2007 [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
02 Jun 2007 [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 from the 510th FS is seen on approach to Aviano AB on June 18th, 2009. [Photo by <a href="http://www.fotodigimarco.eu/" target="new">Marco Sommacal</a>]
16 Dec 2009 [msh] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C News Article
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 belonging to the 510th FS made an emergency landing at Rome's Fiumicino Airport due to an engine nozzle problem. [USAF photo]
Made an emergency landing at 12:30 hours local at Fiumicino AP.
18 Dec 2009 [act] 88444 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40C
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0444 assigned to the 510th FS prepares for takeoff during an air-to-ground Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Hill AFB on August 13th, 2014. [USAF photo by A1C. Taylor Queen]

Crew Chief Comments

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USAF-USAFE-510-FS

SrA. Adam Sheaffer

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510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" , 1995 - 1999
Assigned to "Tripple 4" during Bosnia- Herzegovina conflict.
USAF-USAFE-510-FS

MSgt. Dennis Blackmon

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510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" , 1994 - 1996
doing the whole Bosnia- Hersagovina thing


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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