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Aircraft: 91-0409
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0409 from the 23rd FS is equipped with a pair of AIM-120 missiles on the wingtips. [Photo by Mike Kopack]
 LM Aero T/V CC-107
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 91409
F-16C Block 50D
Current USAF 91409
F-16C Block 50D
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
16 Dec 1993 [act] 91409 F-16C Block 50D
Feb 1994 [act] 91409 USAF 23 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 50D
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0409 from the 23rd FS is seen here leaving the tarmac at RAF Lakenheath on July 25th, 2001. [<a href="http://www.braithwaite71.fsnet.co.uk" target="new">Robs Aircraft Picture Library</a> photo by John Smith]
Unknown [act] 91409 USAF 23 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 50D
Special characteristics:
  • Mission Marks
13 HARM mission markings in 2003.
Jun 2006 [act] 91409 USAF 23 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 50D
Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
09 Sep 2006 [act] 91409 USAF 23 FS 'SP' F-16C Block 50D
27 May 2010 [act] 91409 USAF 179 FS 'MN' F-16C Block 50D
USAF F-16 block 50s from the 148th FW are seen parked on the ramp and awaiting there next mission on August 10th, 2012. The 148 FW has been flying the block 50 F-16 since the middle of 2010. [ANG photo by MSgt. Ralph J. Kapustka]

Crew Chief Comments

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USAF-USAFE-23-FS

SrA. Darren Bond

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23rd Fighter Squadron "Fighting Hawks" , 2005 - 2007
All i have to say about her is code 1 ground find
USAF-USAFE-23-FS

MSgt. Tom Fisher

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23rd Fighter Squadron "Fighting Hawks" , 1993 - 1995
I got this jet when we switched over to the Block 50 mini D's. Again, I got a great jet, better than my last one. I always had a lot of pride with this tail number, because it "cleaned house", as the commercials say with the 409 household cleaner.


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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Sep 17, 2012 - 04:58 AM
Current status

91-0409 has been retired from service and selected as the airframe representative of the Block 40-52 fleet, subjected to the full scale durability/fatigue test, to determine the scope of structural modifications required to achieve a 12,000 hour service life.





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