F-16B Fighting Falcon, U. S. Air Force (80-634), Edwards Air Force Base, California
When first flown at Edwards Air Force Base on January 20, 1974, the TF-16 was the most advanced fighter in the world. The aircraft in the photograph was flown extensively in the test support role while assigned to the Test Wing. During its career, it was used as chase aircraft for the first release of a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a strategic bomber and also chased the final test mission of the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). (Text adapted from a sign at the site.)
F-16B Fighting Falcon, U. S. Air Force (80-634), Edwards Air Force Base, California
When first flown at Edwards Air Force Base on January 20, 1974, the TF-16 was the most advanced fighter in the world. The aircraft in the photograph was flown extensively in the test support role while assigned to the Test Wing. During its career, it was used as chase aircraft for the first release of a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a strategic bomber and also chased the final test mission of the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). (Text adapted from a sign at the site.)