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  Lt.Col. Nick "Midas" Anderson

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Name Lt.Col. Nick "Midas" Anderson
Country
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Flying F-16s
Viper Hours 5000
See also Nick "Midas" Anderson joins the 5,000hr club
19+ Years USAF: 17+ Years F-16 Fighter Pilot
Only the second fighter pilot worldwide to accumulate 5,000 flight hours.

80th Tactical Fighter Squadron Kusan, Korea
308 Tactical Fighter Squadron Homestead AFB, FL
63rd Tactical Fighter Squadron MacDill AFB, FL
F-16 Fighter Weapon School Instr. Nellis AFB, NV
422 Test and Eval Squadron Nellis AFB
152nd Tactical Fighter Squadron Tucson, AZ
162FW Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve
Test Center Tucson, AZ

MS Aeronautical Science
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

F-16 Flying Hours

5,000 Hours # 2 on the 5K list
Unit N/A
Date 4 March 2006
Comment Lt Col Nicholas "Midas" Anderson topped the 5,000 hour mark in F-16s on 04 Mar 2006 flying a combat mission over Iraq. Midas is with the Arizona ANG, Tucson. He is currently deployed with the 119EFS from the New Jersey ANG, Atlantic City, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
4,000 Hours # 2 on the 4K list
Unit N/A
Date March 2002
Comment Flying with the 162FW, Tucson Air National Guard, Nick Anderson was the first Guard pilot to reach the 4000 hour mark.
3,000 Hours # 17 on the 3K list
Unit N/A
Date January 1997
Comment
2,000 Hours # 705 on the 2K list
Unit N/A
Date unknown
Comment
1,000 Hours # 2557 on the 1K list
Unit N/A
Date unknown
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knuckles, Jul 20, 2024 - 09:45 PM

Rumored to have more than 7000 hours in the F-16 and likely approaching 8000 hours soon in the UAE







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