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Aircraft: 88-0448
LM Aero T/V 1C-50
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88448
F-16C Block 42C
Current USAF 88448
F-16C Block 42C
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
28 Dec 1989 [act] 88448 F-16C Block 42C
04 Jan 1990 [act] 88448 USAF 310 TFTS 'LF' F-16C Block 42C
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88448 USAF 310 FS 'LF' F-16C Block 42C
Oct 1992 [act] 88448 USAF 57 FW 'WA' F-16C Block 42C
08 Nov 1993 [msh] 88448 USAF 57 FW 'WA' F-16C Block 42C
The aircraft flew into teraain 17 miles southwest of Alamo, Nevada at 15:17 hours with the pilot, Captain John M. Barelka, didn't eject. Probable cause was G-excess effect.
08 Nov 1993 [w/o] 88448 USAF 57 FW 'WA' F-16C Block 42C AIB Report

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MSgt. Kevin Patrick

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310th Fighter Squadron "Tophats" , 1989 -
Crewed jet until we swapped Nellis this F-16C for a block 42 F-16D (89-2157) which became my jet. '448 crashed about six months or so after transfer to Nellis.


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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