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Aircraft: 88-0532
USAF F-16C block 40, #88532, on take-off with it's landig gear just retracting [Photo by Per Olufsen]
 LM Aero T/V 1C-134
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88532
F-16C Block 40D
Current USAF 88532
F-16C Block 40D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
30 Apr 1990 [act] 88532 F-16C Block 40D
Jul 1990 [act] 88532 USAF 69 TFS 'MY' F-16C Block 40D
01 Oct 1991 [act] 88532 USAF 69 FS 'MY' F-16C Block 40D
Feb 1994 [act] 88532 USAF 510 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 1994 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
Aug 1996 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
Special characteristics:
  • Unit Markings: 31 OG
Jun 1997 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D " Province of Venzia"
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0532 of the 555th FS landing at Aviano AB on August 22nd, 1997 after a training sortie. [Photo by Sergio Gava]
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
  • Unit Markings: 31 OG
Deployment: Allied Force

Wore 15 mission markings for Allied Force in 1999.
Mar 2000 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
Deployment: Southern Watch

Deployed with the 510th FS and stayed for the 555th FS deployment which followed.
Sep 2000 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
Unknown [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D " Province of Venzia"
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0532 from the 555th FS is taxiing by the camera at Mildenhall AB on January 22nd, 2005. [<a href="http://www.airsceneuk.co.uk/" target="new">Airsceneuk</a> photo by James Shelbourn]
27 Mar 2011 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0532 from the 555th FS approaches KC-135T Stratotanker assigned to the 145th ARS on March 27th, 2011 during Operation Odyssey Dawn. [USAF photo by SrA. Tyler Placie]
Deployment: Odyssey Dawn
Nov 2011 [act] 88532 USAF 555 FS 'AV' F-16C Block 40D
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0532 from the 555th FS is spotted on final approach at Aviano AB on August 29th, 2018. [Photo by J. Maverick]

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USAF-USAFE-555-FS-current

TSgt. Joseph Galada

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 1994 - 1996
Crewed the OG jet and was part of Operation Deny Flight
USAF-USAFE-555-FS-current

SSgt. Ryan Loper

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 2001 - 2005
Some of the greatest times I had was with this jet at Aviano. She had a lot of gremins though. For an entire year we worked trying to figure out why it had a Viper spike at 12 o'clock. Anyone who helped will remember constantly removing and installing the left leading edge flap. What a pain.
USAF-USAFE-555-FS-current

TSgt. Matthew Pipes

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 2006 - 2007
USAF-USAFE-555-FS-current

MSgt. (ret) David Batterson

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 2002 - 2004
Good Jet! Helped me get selected for the TEAM.
USAF-USAFE-555-FS-current

SMSgt. Kevin Maynard

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 1995 - 1997
My first jet as the DCC. At the time, this was the 31 OG/CC flagship. Custom tailflash by Dean Barr.
USAF-USAFE-555-FS-current

MSgt. Matthew Gililland

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555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" , 2005 - 2006


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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