Warplanes of the USA: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

(USAF Photo, SMSgt Thomas Meneguin)

F-16C of the South Carolina Air National Guard in-flight over North Carolina equipped with air-to-air missiles, bomb rack, targeting pods, and electronic countermeasures pods. This F-16 pilot from the 169th Fighter Wing, is flying on a training mission in the KIWI MOA airspace over the coast of North Carolina., 30 May 2008.

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originallydeveloped by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designedas an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weathermultirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. Although no longerpurchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are being built for export.In 1993, General Dynamics sold its aircraft manufacturing business to theLockheed Corporation, which became part of Lockheed Martin after a 1995 mergerwith Martin Marietta.

The F-16's key features include a frameless bubble canopy for enhanced cockpitvisibility, a side-mounted control stick to ease control while maneuvering, anejection seat reclined 30 degrees from vertical to reduce the effect ofg-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed staticstability/fly-by-wire flight control system that helps to make it an agileaircraft. The fighter has a single turbofan engine, an internal M61 Vulcancannon and 11 hardpoints. Although officially named "FightingFalcon", the aircraft is more commonly known by the nickname"Viper".

In addition to active duty in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command,and Air National Guard units, the aircraft is also used by the U.S. Air ForceThunderbirds aerial demonstration team, the US Air Combat Command F-16 ViperDemonstration Team,[8] and as an adversary/aggressor aircraft by the UnitedStates Navy. The F-16 has also been procured by the air forces of 25 othernations. As of 2024, it is the world's most common fixed-wing aircraft inmilitary service, with 2,145 F-16s operational, (Wikipedia)

(orce photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)

US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, 27th Fighter Wing (FW), Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), heads out on a mission somewhere over the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nellis AFB, Nevada (NV), during RED FLAG 04-3. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AGM-88 High-Speed Anti Radiation Missile (HARM) and Air Combat Maneuvering Instrument (ACMI) Pod under the wing.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Afghanistan, March 17, 2020. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that delivers war- winning airpower to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations. In an air combat role, the F-16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions.

In designing the F-16, advanced aerospace science and proven reliable systems from other aircraft such as the F-15 and F-111 were selected. These were combined to simplify the airplane and reduce its size, purchase price, maintenance costs and weight. The light weight of the fuselage is achieved without reducing its strength. With a full load of internal fuel, the F-16 can withstand up to nine G's -- nine times the force of gravity -- which exceeds the capability of other current fighter aircraft.The cockpit and its bubble canopy give the pilot unobstructed forward and upward vision, and greatly improved vision over the side and to the rear. The seat-back angle was expanded from the usual 13 degrees to 30 degrees, increasing pilot comfort and gravity force tolerance. The pilot has excellent flight control of the F-16 through its "fly-by-wire" system. Electrical wires relay commands, replacing the usual cables and linkage controls. For easy and accurate control of the aircraft during high G-force combat maneuvers, a side stick controller is used instead of the conventional center-mounted stick. Hand pressure on the side stick controller sends electrical signals to actuators of flight control surfaces such as ailerons and rudder.Avionics systems include a highly accurate enhanced global positioning and inertial navigation systems, or EGI, in which computers provide steering information to the pilot. The plane has UHF and VHF radios plus an instrument landing system. It also has a warning system and modular countermeasure pods to be used against airborne or surface electronic threats. The fuselage has space for additional avionics systems. (USAF)

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon maneuvers into a refueling position after an air-combat maneuvering sortie over Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex June 18, 2021, in support of exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2. Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support from more than 100 units during the exercise.

The F-16A, a single-seat model, first flew in December 1976. The first operational F-16A was delivered in January 1979 to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.The F-16B, a two-seat model, has tandem cockpits that are about the same size as the one in the A model. Its bubble canopy extends to cover the second cockpit. To make room for the second cockpit, the forward fuselage fuel tank and avionics growth space were reduced. During training, the forward cockpit is used by a student pilot with an instructor pilot in the rear cockpit.All F-16s delivered since November 1981 have built-in structural and wiring provisions and systems architecture that permit expansion of the multirole flexibility to perform precision strike, night attack and beyond-visual-range interception missions. This improvement program led to the F-16C and F-16D aircraft, which are the single- and two-place counterparts to the F-16A/B, and incorporate the latest cockpit control and display technology. All active units and many Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units have converted to the F-16C/D.

The F-16 was built under an unusual agreement creating a consortium between the United States and four NATO countries: Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. These countries jointly produced with the United States an initial 348 F-16s for their air forces. Final airframe assembly lines were located in Belgium and the Netherlands. The consortium's F-16s are assembled from components manufactured in all five countries. Belgium also provides final assembly of the F100 engine used in the European F-16s. Recently, Portugal joined the consortium. The long-term benefits of this program will be technology transfer among the nations producing the F-16, and a common-use aircraft for NATO nations. This program increases the supply and availability of repair parts in Europe and improves the F-16's combat readiness.U.S. Air Force F-16 multirole fighters were deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1991 in support of Operation Desert Storm, where more sorties were flown than with any other aircraft. These fighters were used to attack airfields, military production facilities, Scud missiles sites and a variety of other targets.During Operation Allied Force, U.S. Air Force F-16 multirole fighters flew a variety of missions to include suppression of enemy air defense, offensive counter air, defensive counter air, close air support and forward air controller missions. Mission results were outstanding as these fighters destroyed radar sites, vehicles, tanks, MiGs and buildings.Since Sept. 11, 2001, the F-16 has been a major component of the combat forces committed to the war on terrorism flying thousands of sorties in support of operations Noble Eagle (Homeland Defense), Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraqi Freedom. (USAF)

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)

F-16 Fighting Falcon flies towards Rimini, Italy to join with the Italian air force in a training mission. U.S. Air Forces from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy and Italian Air Forces from the 83rd Combat Search and Rescue Squadron, Rimini, Italy, participated in a 4-day training mission from Feb. 5 to Feb. 8, 2001. The mission involved U.S. F-16 aircrews locating and authenticating survivors and coordinate pickup with Italian rescue crews. F-16s were also tasked with escorting helicopters to protect them from air and ground threats. This is the first ever tasking of a full-time combat search and rescue mission for F-16s from the 510th Fighter Squadron. (USAF)

General characteristics‍

‍Primary function: multirole fighter. Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp. Power plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129. Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds. Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters). Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters). Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters). Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel (8,936 kilograms)  Maximum takeoff weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms)  Fuel capacity: 7,000 pounds internal (3,175 kilograms); typical capacity, 12,000 pounds with two external tanks (5443 kilograms). Payload: two 2,000-pound bombs, two AIM-9, two AIM-120 and two 2400-pound external fuel tanks. Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude). Range: more than 2,002 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles). Ceiling: above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers). Armament: one M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external stations can carry up to six air-to-air missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods. Crew: F-16C, one; F-16D, one or two. Unit cost: F-16A/B , $14.6 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars); F-16C/D,$18.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars). Initial operating capability: F-16A, January 1979; F-16C/D Block 25-32, 1981;  F-16C/D Block 40-42, 1989; and F-16C/D Block 50-52, 1994. Inventory: total force, F-16C/D, 1017. (USAF)

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Don Taggart)

Lt. Col. Mike Cosby, 177th Fighter Wing commander, flies an F-16C block 25 aircraft from here to Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. The wing participated in Combat Archer training at Tyndall AFB, Florida.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins)

An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 85th Test Evaluation Squadron shoots an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM over testing ranges near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 19, 2019. The AMRAAM is a modern beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night operations.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 40 aircraft after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission over Iraq on 10 June 2008. This F-16 is assigned to the 34th EFS Balad Air Base, Iraq and is deployed from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

(TSgt. Doug Hays, USAF Photo)

General Dynamics F-16C block 25 Fighting Falcon (Serial No. 84-1264), 163rd Fighter Squadron 13 Nov 2008.  The F-16 is painted in commemorative markings honouring the 358th Fighter Group of the Second World War.

(USAF Photo, Capt. Tana R.H. Stevenson)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 18th Fighter Squadron positions itself behind a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during exercise Red Flag in Alaska on July 20, 2007. More than 80 aircraft and 1,500 service members from six different countries are flying together to sharpen their combat skills in simulated combat sorties.

Preserved F-16s

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon isupersonic multirole fighter aircraft has been in near-continuous production since 1974, totaling approximately 4,600 aircraft. As newer variants have entered service, large numbers of older models have been placed on display around the world following their retirement. The following is a list of F-16s that have been preserved as display aircraft.

United States
YF-16

(Author Photos)
72-1567 – Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, Virginia.

(Dirk A. Geerts Photo)
72-1568 – under restoration for display at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.

YF-16A (Full-scale development)

(Jason Hyatt Photo)
75-0745 – Used as a traveling exhibit, on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

(SwampFox80 Photo)
75-0746 – Pylon-mounted gate guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina.

(Author Photo)
75-0748 – Cadet Area Terrazzo, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. C/N 61-4, below the Chapel.

(Carlos E. Perez S.L. Photo)
75-0750 – Experimental Aircraft Display Hangar, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

YF-16B (FSD)

(USAF photo by Galindo-Ovalle)
75-0751 – under restoration at the Air Force Flight Center Museum, Edwards AFB, California.

(Michael Barera Photo)
75-0752 – Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, Texas.

F-16A

(Author Photo)
78-0001 – Langley Air Force Base Memorial Park, Virginia. First production model F-16A delivered to USAF.

(Euro Demobbed Photo)
78-0005 – 162d Fighter Wing Park, Tucson Air National Guard Base, Arizona.

(Yelp Photo)
78-0008 – Pylon display at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.

(Hector Vazquez Photo)
78-0025 – Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Titusville, FL. Formerly a gateguard, Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont.

(Harold van Eupen Photo)
78-0042 – Gate guard, Montgomery Air National Guard Base/Dannelly Field, Alabama.

(Gustavo Bonilla Photo)
78-0050 – On static display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

(Peter Greengrass Photo)
78-0052 – Eielson AFB Heritage Park, Eielson AFB, Alaska. AK, C/N 61-48.

(Kevin Patrick Photo)
78-0058 – Pylon display at Soldiers Walk Memorial Park, Arcadia, Wisconsin.

(Martin McGuire Photo)
78-0059 – Selfridge Military Air Museum and Air Park, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan.

(xptwo Photo)
78-0061 – Highland Home "Flying Squadron" High School Football Field, Highland Home, Alabama. CJ-2009, C/N 61-57.

(Kevin Patrick Photo)
78-0065 – 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing combined Headquarters, Hill AFB, Utah.

(Jaysen F. Snow Photo)
78-0066 – On display in Kansas Air National Guard Memorial Park area, McConnell AFB, Kansas. C/N 61-62.

(David Watkins Photo)

(ZenPanda Photo)

79-0290 – On display at Great Falls Air National Guard Base, Montana.

(Dick Logan Photo)
79-0296 – Gate guard, Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida.

(Ed Groenendijk Photo)
79-0307 – On display at Cannon AFB Air Park, Cannon AFB, New Mexico.

(KPDiamond17 Photo)
79-0309 – Base park area adjacent to USAFCENT Headquarters, Shaw AFB, South Carolina. Painted as 20th Fighter Wing F-16C (Serial No. 93-0534) as a memorial to Maj Brison Phillips, killed 19 March 2000 while flying that aircraft.

(Skytamer.com, AFIA Photo)
79-0312 – Pylon display, 8th Street Park, Douglas, Arizona.

(Dirk A. Geerts Photo)
79-0326 – Gate guard, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.

(kb7ywl Photo)

79-0327 – Pylon display at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Painted in 302nd Fighter Squadron markings, to include Second World War Tuskegee Airmen "RedTails" empennage, painted as (Serial No. 86-0291).

(Author Photo)
79-0334 – USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama.

(Hector Vazquez Photo)
79-0337 – Ground-mobile static display aircraft, normally located at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. Used by New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing (former 174th Fighter Wing) at fairs and expositions for Air National Guard recruiting.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
79-0345 – Pylon display at Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to Atlanta Regional Airport, Peachtree City, Georgia. C/N 61-13.

(USAF Photo by TSgt Michael Haggerty)
79-0352 – On static display with 23d Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia. FT, C/N 61-0137.

(USAF Photo by TSgt Bert Mau)
79-0357 – On static display at Camp Johnson, Vermont.

(Mike Kopack Photo)
79-0364 – Pylon display neat the entrance to Duluth Air National Guard Base, Duluth, Minnesota. Painted as (Serial No. 79-0148) for the Minnesota ANG 148th FW.  It is mounted on a pair of pylons up the exhausts at a low angle.

(Runway21rr Photo)
79-0365 – Pending restoration and static display, March Field Air Museum, Riverside, California.

(Takeshi Imagome Photo)
79-0366 – Memorial park static display, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.

(Brad Ingersoll Photo)

79-0368 – On static display at Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Madison, Wisconsin.

(Author Photos)
79-0373 – On display at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. Aircraft painted in the markings of the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Fighter Wing based at Buckley AFB. C/N 61-158.  This aircraft is displayed on a hardstand in front of the Base HQ building.

(Mike Kopack Photo)
79-0387 – Pylon display at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois.

(Charles Eberhart Photo)
79-0388 – On display at the Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

(Jerry Mayer Photo)

(USAF Photo by Todd Cromar)
79-0402 – On display at the Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

(Ad Meskins Photo)
79-0403 – Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York City, New York.

(Mike Kopack Photo)
79-0407 – Gate guard at Arnold Air Force Base, Tullahoma, Tennessee. NA, C/N 61-192.  Main Gate.

(kb7ywl Photo)
80-0481 – Display on Parade Ground, Sheppard AFB, Texas.

(Er-Ning Chang Photo)
80-0498 – Static display at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.

(Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum Photo)
80-0499 – On display at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, Pueblo, Colorado.

(Mike Kopack Photo)
80-0509 – On display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona. Formerly of the 465th Fighter Squadron, based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma before retirement.

(USAF Photo by SSgt. John Wilkes)
80-0519 – Gate guard at Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio.

(Mike Powney Photo)
80-0522 – Gate guard at Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Iowa.

(F-16.net Photo)
80-0527 – Former Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Wing aircraft on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona. In original Arizona Air National Guard markings.

(emtfire10 Photo)

(Sean Cole Photo)
80-0528 – City park in Pinellas Park, Florida. Painted in markings of 56thTactical Training Wing-cum-56th Fighter Wing, previously assigned to nearby MacDill AFB in the 1980s and early 1990s.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
80-0543 – On display at the Castle Air Museum, Atwater, California in the markings of the 144^th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard.

(Articseahorse Photo)
80-0567 – Pylon display at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, marked as F-16C (Serial No. 87-0255).

(USAF Photo)
80-0573 – Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Florida. C/N 61-294, ET.

(Dirk A. Geerts Photo)
80-0605 – Gate guard at Fargo Air National Guard Base, North Dakota, painted as (Serial No. 82-1012).

(Photo by SSgt Jesus M. Lorenzana)
80-0612 – Memorial park static display at Puerto Rico National Guard's Camp Santiago, Salinas, Puerto Rico. Former Puerto Rico Air National Guard F-16ADF, painted in markings of PR ANG's former 198th Fighter Squadron, but marked as (Serial No. 81612).

(NMUSAF Photo)
81-0663 – On display in United States Air Force Thunderbirds markings at theNational Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

(Dsdugan Photo)
81-0676 – Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia. Used by theUSAF Thunderbirds from 1982 to 1991.

(Rick Copp Photo)
81-0678 – On display at the Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.Used by the USAF Thunderbirds from 1982 to 1991.

(Gary Chambers Photo)
81-0686 – On display at the Linear Air Park, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Previously displayed at Terre Haute Air National Guard Base, Indiana.

(kb7ywl Photo)
81-0687 – Gate guard at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. C/N 61-368.

(Karel Photo)
81-0721 – MacDill AFB Memorial Park, MacDill AFB, Florida. Former Florida AirNational Guard 125th Fighter Wing F-16ADF repainted in markings of a 56th Fighter Wing F-16A previously assigned to MacDill in the 1980s.

(Andy Hauke Photo)
81-0759 – Pylon display at Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon.

(Eric Renth Photo)
81-0789 – On display at the HEARTS Veterans Museum, Huntsville, Texas.

(Gary Chambers Photo)
81-0807 – On display at Minnesota Air National Guard Museum, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

(Keith Svendsen Photo)
82-0910 – Pylon display at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

(Andy Canfield Photo)
82-0926 – On display at Fargo Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota.

(USAF Photo SMSgt. Vincent De Groot)

(USAF Photo SMSgt. Vincent De Groot)
82-0928 – On display at Sioux City Air National Guard Base, Iowa. Painted gold and marked as F-16C 85-1565 in a recreation of the 185th Fighter Wing's 50th anniversary scheme from 1996. Previously marked as F-16C (Serial No. 85-1547).

(David F. Brown Photo)
82-0929 – Pylon display at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington, adjacent toWestern Air Defense Sector headquarters. Retains North Dakota ANG markings asit appeared prior to retirement.

(Ohrchen Photo)
82-0930 – On display at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas.

(Keith Snyder Photo)
82-0970 – On display at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

F-16B

(Er-Ning Chang Photo)
78-0077 – On static display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona.Formerly of the 157th Tactical Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard.

(USAF Photo by SrA. Shane S. Karp)
78-0088 – On display at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May County Airport, New Jersey. Airmen from the New Jersey ANG 177th FW Crash Disabled Damaged Aircraft Recovery team maneuver F-16B block 1 #78-0 088 hooked up to a crane lift on September 19th, 2015 at NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum. The CDDAR team completed crane lift training, a tri-annual certification used in the event an immobile aircraft needs to be removed from a runway quickly and safely.

(Mike Henniger Photo)
78-0089 – On static display at the Estrella Warbirds Museum, Paso Robles, California.

(Theduder3210 Photo)
78-0101 – On display at United States Space Camp / Aviation Challenge, Huntsville, Alabama.

(Photo by SSgt Jose "O.T." Ontivero)
78-0107 – On display adjacent to Parade Ground, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

(Glenn E. Chatfield Photo)
79-0420 – Pylon display Peoria Air National Guard Base, Illinois. Marked as (Serial No. 82-1042), which crashed after a midair collision on 23 June 1993.

(Keith Snyder Photo)
79-0430 – Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma.

(Carmelo Turdo Photo)

80-0505 - Tulsa, Oklahoma Air National Guard Base, 138th FW, Tulsa International Airport.

(Eric Tammer Photo)
80-0633 – Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California.

(F-16.net Photo)

(Doug Nelson Photo)
80-0634 – Pylon display at 412th Test Wing Headquarters, Edwards Air ForceBase, California.

(177SFSF16 Photo)
81-0816 – Pylon display gate guard, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey.

(Martin McGuire Photo)
81-0817 – Russell Military Museum, Russell, Illinois.

F-16C

(Kevin Patrick Photo)
83-1126 – Pylon display at Hill Memorial Park, Hill AFB, Utah.

(Philippe Colin Photo)
83-1165 – Pylon display at Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont.

(John Meneely Photo)
84-1264 – Air park display, Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana. Aircraft retains Air Force Heritage paint scheme honoring 358th Fighter Group during the Second World War.

(Author Photo)

(Pi3.124 Photo)
84-1393 – Pylon display at Texas National Guard's Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas.Former Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing/111th Fighter Squadron aircraft.

(USAF Photo by A1C. Greg L. Davis)
85-1469 – Static display at Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station, South Dakota.

(Wayne Stalbaum Photo)

86-0291 – Gate guard at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

(USAF Photo by SSgt. Richard W. Rose Jr.)
87-0323 – Preserved as Thunderbird 1 in front of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron/United States Air Force Thunderbirds hangar, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Assigned to Thunderbirds in the 1992–2008 timeframe. Had number 1attached on 11 June 1999; number 2 in the 2004 season; number 3 on 3 March 2003and number 4 on 1 April 2005.

F-16N

(USAF Photo by PH2 Bruce Trombecky)
163269 – San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California.

(Pacific Coast Air Museum Photo)
163271 – Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

(Mike Kaehler Photo)
163277 – Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California.

(MSgt. Kevin Nelson Photo)
163569 – NAS Fort Worth JRB, Fort Worth, Texas. Fictitiously marked as 86-0301 (a serial belonging to an F-16C) in AFRC colors of the 457th Fighter Squadron,301st Fighter Wing.

(Tomás Del Coro Photo)
163572 – National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida.

(Left Coast Labs Photo)
163576 – Air Power Park, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Previously (Serial No. 86-1694).

F-16XL

(NASA Photo)
75-0747 – On display at the Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

(Jayson F. SNow Photo)
75-0749 – Under restoration at the Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Other

(joe Davies Heritage Airpark Photo)

84-1228 – On static display at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Palmdale,California. This aircraft is a composite of the rear fuselage of F-16B 78-0105and the forward section of F-16C 84-1228 and is displayed under the latterserial number. Both donor aircraft were damaged in accidents.

Belgium

(Konflikty.pl Photo)

Belgian F-16A Block 20 MLU #87-0054 at the Kecskemet Air Show, 8 Aug 2010.
F-16A

(Nick-D Photo)
FA-01 – On display at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels, Belgium
FA-04 – On display at the Musée Spitfire, Florennes Air Base.
FA-44 – On static display at Florennes Air Base.
FA-47 – Pylon display at Florennes Air Base.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
FA-113 – Pylon display at Beauvechain Air Base.

Denmark

(Pajx Photo)

Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, Karup Air Force Base, Denmark. 18 June 2005.
F-16AM
E-174 – On display at the Danmarks Flymuseum, Stauning. Displayed as configuredupon delivery in 1980.
E-177 – Pylon display at Skrydstrup Air Base, Vojens, Jutland.

France
F-16A
FA-55 – On display at the Chateau de Savigny les Beaune in Beaune, France.Ex-Belgian Air Force.

Germany
F-16A
78-0057 – Pylon display at Spangdahlem Air Base.
J-245 – Pylon display at Ramstein Air Base. Ex-Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Israel

(USAF Photo, Master Sergeant Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Israeli Air Force F-16 from Ramon Air Base, Israel, head out to the Nevada Test and Training Range, 17 July 2009, during Red Flag Exercise 09-4.
F-16A

(Oren Rozen Photo)
107 – On display at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim Airbase, Beer Sheva. This F-16 was credited with 6.5 shoot-downs of enemy aircraft and took part in Operation Opera in which the Osirak nuclear reactor was destroyed.

(Zachi Evenor Photo)

Ilan Ramon's IAF F-16A "Netz" #243 of 116 Squadron "Defenders Of The South". This F-16 is credited with one shot-down and the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor when flown by Ilan Ramon.

Indonesia
F-16C
TS-1643 – On display at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base in Pekanbaru, Riau.This F-16 caught fire when taking off from Halim Perdanakusuma InternationalAirport in 2015 and was cosmetically restored for display after the incident.

Iraq

(USAF Photol, Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Lt. Col. Julian Pacheco and Iraqi air force captain Hama land one of the Iraqi AF's F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters at the Tucson International Airport, Arizona, 16 Dec 2014.

Italy
F-16A
82-1021 – On display at Aviano Air Base in the markings of the 31st FighterWing. Operated by the Aeronautica Militare as MM7245 between 2003 and 2010.
MM7240 – Pylon display at Trapani–Birgi Air Base, Sicily.
MM7251 – On display at the Italian Air Force Museum, Vigna di Valle.

Japan
F-16A
78-0021 – On display at the Misawa Aviation & Science Museum, Misawa AirBase, Aomori Prefecture.
78-0053 – Pylon display at Misawa Air Base.

The Netherlands

(Konflikty.pl Photo)

Dutch F-16 performing in Kecskemét, 1 Aug 2007.
F-16A

(Clemens Vasters Photo)
J-215 – On display at the Nationaal Militair Museum at the former Soesterberg Air Base.
J-228 – Pylon display at the Leeuwarden Air Base main gate.
J-240 – Pylon display at the Volkel Air Base main gate.
J-246 – Pylon display on the N264 / Zeelandsedijk roundabout near the VolkelAir Base main gate.
F-16B
J-260 – Pylon display at Woensdrecht Air Base.

Norway

(SRA Greg L. Davis Photo)

A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16A drops away after refuleing over the Balkan region from a United States Air Force KC-135R (not shown) of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. The Air Mobility Command KC-135R "Stratotanker" is deployed from McConnell to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, where it is flying as part of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing. The Norwegian F-16A is loaded out with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles and has refueled to extend its loiter time and range during a Combat Air Patrol over the former Yugoslavia. Tankers from bases throughout England make up a large portion of the available refueling assets supporting NATO Operation Allied Force.

(Konflikty.pl Photo)

A Norwegian F-16B (two seater version) displayed at the 2011 NATO Days.

F-16AM
674 – Stored at the Norwegian Aviation Museum, Bodø, pending display.
687 – On display at the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection, Gardermoen.

Poland

(GerardvdSchaaf - 4084 Photo)

Polish F-16 at Frisian Flag 2010

Portugal

(Rob Schleiffert Photo)

Tiger Meet Cambrai (France), 18 May 2011. F-16AM 15106 of Esquadron 301 'Jaguares' based at Monte Real.
F-16A
15150 – Pylon display at Monte Real Air Base.

Romania

(lithuania Photo)

Romanian Air Force F-16 (Serial No. 1605) and another F-16 fly over the Baltic Sea during the Baltic Air Policing mission, 2023

Serbia
F-16C
88-0550 – Partial wreckage of a USAF aircraft shot down during Operation AlliedForce on 2 May 1999; on display at the Aeronautical Museum Belgrade.

Thailand
F-16A
10200 – On display at Royal Thai Air Force Museum, Bangkok.
10315 – On display at Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Thai Air Force Academy,Saraburi Province.

Turkey
F-16C
89-0032 – On display at Istanbul Aviation Museum.

Venezuela
F-16A

(Carlos E. Perez S.L. Photo
6023 – On display at the Aeronautics Museum of Maracay, Aragua.

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