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Airframe Details for F-16 #80-3616

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Aircraft: 80-3616
LM Aero T/V 6D-48
Plant Fokker
Local C/N L-097
Delivered RNlAF J-616
F-16A Block 15
Current RNlAF J-616
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Status [pre]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
14 May 1982 [act] J-616 F-16A Block 15
15 May 1982 [act] J-616 RNlAF 311 sqn F-16A Block 15
May 1986 [act] J-616 RNlAF 311 sqn F-16A Block 15
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Celebration scheme for 35 years of 311 sqn.
Sep 1986 [act] J-616 RNlAF 311 sqn F-16A Block 15
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Tail scheme for the 1986 Eindhoven AB airshow.
Jul 1994 [act] J-616 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 15
Nov 1997 [act] J-616 RNlAF 315 sqn F-16A Block 15
Jun 1998 [act] J-616 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 15
Jul 1999 [act] J-616 RNlAF 306 sqn F-16A Block 15
Aug 1999 [act] J-616 RNlAF 311 sqn F-16A Block 15
Nov 1999 [act] J-616 RNlAF 306 sqn F-16A Block 15
Mar 2000 [act] J-616 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 15
Unknown [con] J-616 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Sep 2002 [act] J-616 RNlAF 315 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Jan 2004 [act] J-616 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Aug 2005 [act] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Marked: "Mig-29 - FW73 - ETNL" on the nose gear door.
Unknown [act] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: International Security Assistance Force
Jul 2009 [msh] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: International Security Assistance Force

Suffered a landing incident, waiting to be returned to the Netherlands for repairs.
Jan 2010 [act] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
24 Mar 2011 [act] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Odyssey Dawn
Sep 2011 [act] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Dec 2012 [act] J-616 RNlAF 323 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: International Security Assistance Force
Unknown [act] J-616 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Aug 2014 [act] J-616 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Deployment: Air Policing Baltic States
17 Dec 2014 [act] J-616 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Apr 2016 [act] J-616 RNlAF 313 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Mar 2019 [act] J-616 RNlAF 322 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Feb 2020 [act] J-616 RNlAF 312 sqn F-16A Block 20 MLU
Oct 2021 [sto] J-616 F-16A Block 20 MLU
At Volkel AB.
Nov 2023 [pre] J-616 F-16A Block 20 MLU
To be preserved at Volkel AB in replacement of J-240.
17 Jul 2024 [pre] J-616 F-16A Block 20 MLU
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Moved to RAF Fairford and adorned with a special tail scheme and fuel tanks to commemorate the F-16s 50th anniversary.

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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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Oct 10, 2024 - 09:19 AM
J-616 current status

Came back to Volkel in early september, it took part in the farewell F-16 spottersday and the formal farewell festivities of the F-16 of the RNLAF. It now resides at Historical Fighters Volkel for preparation to be turned into the new gateguard at Volkel Airbase.





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