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  Maj. Don "Loco" Malatesta (Ret.)

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USAF-PACAF-80-FS
 Name Maj. Don "Loco" Malatesta (Ret.)
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Unit 80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats"
Flying F-16s from 1980 until 1991
Viper Hours 1150

Memorable F-16 Aircraft
USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0368 from the 428th TFS is parked on the flightline with opened canopy at Nellis AFB in June of 1981. [Photo by Keith Svendsen]
 		F-16 # 79368 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Had my name on it at Nelliis. I went to Luke. 368 went to, so I pulled strings to get my name on it again. I got to fly it on its last USAF active duty flight.

F-16 Flying Hours

1,000 Hours # 2000 on the 1K list
Unit   80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats" [Unit History]
Date 1985
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Flying Hours on other aircraft

 A-4 Skyhawk
Hours 15
A-7 Corsair II
Hours 700
An RF-4C Phantom II reconnaissance aircraft of the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing is parked at an air field following a mission on the first day of Operation Desert Storm.
 F-4 Phantom II
Hours 900
Other aircraft/assignments RFs as well as C and D.
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