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27 Apr 1995
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The 3,500th F-16 was delivered.
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28 Apr 1995
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The first of five TVI aircraft (#80-0584) for the MLU makes its maiden flight from Fort Worth.
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26 May 1995
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Arrival of first F-16 at Edwards AFB to participate in Mid-Life Update (MLU) flight test program.
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2 Jun 1995
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A USAF F-16 was shot down by a Serb-launched missile while on patrol over Bosnia. The pilot, Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady, ejected safely and landed behind Serb lines. He was rescued six days later.
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8 Jun 1995
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U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O'Grady, whose F-16 had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs.
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19 Jun 1995
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RTAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Naresuan III order.
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29 Aug 1995
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Start of Operation Deliberate Force, in which F-16s participate in air strikes against Bosnian Serb military targets.
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31 Aug 1995
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307th Fighter Squadron disbands at Moody AFB, Georgia.
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Sep 1995
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Maj. Robert Nolan and Capt. Gerald Swift win the 1995 Semper Viper award, after Swift (on his first-ever F-16 ride) successfully landed their F-16 from the backseat under quidance from Nolan (whose stick was broken).
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18 Sep 1995
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First flight of a 522nd Fighter Squadron F-16 while converting from the F-111F which were retired to AMARC.
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