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YF-16 Prototype
YF-16, s/n 72-1567. The prototype YF-16 was rolled out at Fort Worth, TX on 13 December 1973 and was air freighted by C-5A to Edwards AFB, CA on 8 January 1974. Its first flight was an unintended short hop around the pattern on 21 January 1974 at the hands of test pilot Phil Oestricher. It was later modified as a CCV test vehicle. Restored to original configuration and now on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA.
YF-16 Prototype
YF-16, s/n 72-1567. The prototype YF-16 was rolled out at Fort Worth, TX on 13 December 1973 and was air freighted by C-5A to Edwards AFB, CA on 8 January 1974. Its first flight was an unintended short hop around the pattern on 21 January 1974 at the hands of test pilot Phil Oestricher. It was later modified as a CCV test vehicle. Restored to original configuration and now on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA.