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Aircraft: 80-0605
USAF F-16A block 15, #80605, of the 50th TFW at Mildenhall AFB on February 3rd, 1983 [<a href="http://www.braithwaite71.fsnet.co.uk" target="new">Robs Aircraft Picture Library</a> photo by John Smith]
 LM Aero T/V 61-326
Plant General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 80605
F-16A Block 15B
Current USAF 80605
F-16A Block 15B ADF
Status [pre]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
22 Apr 1982 [act] 80605 F-16A Block 15B
May 1982 [act] 80605 USAF 10 TFS 'HR' F-16A Block 15B
USAF F-16A block 15 #80-0605 and #80-0603 from the 10th TFS are coming in for a simultanious landing at Hahn AFB. [Frans van den Berk collection]
Jun 1987 [act] 80605 USAF 186 FIS F-16A Block 15B
USAF F-16A block 15 #80-0605 from the 186th FIS is parked on the flightline at Reese AFB on October 15th, 1989 prior to its ADF conversion. [<a href="http://www.aerialvisuals.ca" target="new">Aerialvisuals.ca</a> photo by Tom Tessier]
Unknown [con] 80605 F-16A Block 15B ADF
15 Mar 1992 [act] 80605 USAF 186 FS F-16A Block 15B ADF
02 Jul 1996 [msh] 80605 USAF 186 FS F-16A Block 15B ADF
The aircraft crashed on the runway. It suffered fuselage damage from skidding 3,000 feet down the runway. Repaired for display at Great Falls, then transferred to Fargo/Hector IAP in August 1998 for display marked '82-1012'
Aug 1996 [pre] 80605 F-16A Block 15B ADF
Great Falls, Montana
Aug 1998 [pre] 80605 F-16A Block 15B ADF
USAF F-16A ADF #80-0605 has the markings of the 178th FS applied to it while preserced at Fargo/Hector Field with a fake serial no. 82-1012. [Photo by Dirk A. Geerts]
Fargo, North Dakota marked as 82-1012

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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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