16th squadron ( UAEAF) |
16 sqn ( UAEAF) | ||||
Status: |
Disbanded
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Version: | F-16E/F block 60 | |||
Role: | Multirole | |||
Tailband: | N/A | |||
Motto: | N/A | |||
Badge: | N/A | |||
Disbanded in May of 2007 and became the 1st sqn.
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F-16 History
The history of the F-16 within the 16th sqn was very short. As was the history of the squadron itself actually as it directly related. Activated in 2005 to receive the brand-new F-16E/F block 60’s that came off the Lockheed production line in Fort Worth. The United Arab Emirates is the only Nation to operation the F-16E/F variant. The first aircraft began to arrive the same year the squadron activated. Because F-16 flight training mainly took place in the US with the 148th FS input into the squadron was very slow at first, but began to pick up during 2006. By that time it was already decided that the F-16 squadrons would be numbered in sequence starting from the 1st sqn onwards. The resident aircraft of the 1st sqn being Mirage 2000 and Hawk would be dispersed into other squadrons. This finally happened in May of 2007 with the 16th squadron in fact being renumbered to the 1st squadron.
Aircraft Markings History
The tail consists of a United Arab Emirates flag in the center with the serial number beneath it.
Unit History
- 2005: Activation of the squadron in Al Dhafra
- 2005: F-16E/F 'Fighting Falcon'
- 2007: Disbanded
F-16 Airframe Inventory
- All 16 sqn F-16s in our F-16 Aircraft Database (past and current aircraft)
- Current 16 sqn F-16s in our F-16 Aircraft Database
Photos
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