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C/n 61-628/M12-2 built in 1984 as F-16A Block 15Q to USAF marked 83-1075. In 1994 to Danish Air Force marked E-075. Later upgraded to F-16A Block 20 and redesignated F-16AM. Performing at Rygge Air Show 2007 at Rygge Air Force Base / Oslo-Rygge Airport, Norway 26. August 2007.
PictionID:44932625 - Catalog:14_015850 - Title:Sycamore Canyon Facilities - Filename:14_015850.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
PictionID:54636841 - Catalog:14_035141 - Title:Atlas Centaur Testing Details: Centaur Test Set Up; Venting Date: 12/08/1961 - Filename:14_035141.tif - - ---- Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
PictionID:44932940 - Catalog:14_015875 - Title:Atlas 1B Details: Replacement Sustainer Engine on Missile 1B; Sycamore, S-2 Date: 08/02/1958 - Filename:14_015875.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
(91-0392) cn CC-90 -
General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon -
USAF '5' 57th Wg./ADS -
"Thunderbirds" -
Royal Intl. Air Tattoo RIAT '17 -
RAF Fairford,
14-Jul-2017 Gloucestershire, England, GBR.
General Dynamics F-16XL/B "Cranked Wing" 75-0747
Edwards AFB 1982
Built as YF-16A Fighting Falcon modified as F-16XL/B with cranked-arrow wing.
The F-16XL aircraft were built by General Dynamics Corp.
as prototypes for a derivative fighter evaluation program conducted by the Air Force between 1982 and 1985. F-16XL-2, twin seat aircraft.
Assigned to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, Feb 1991 to Oct 1996. Registered as NASA 848
The F-16N grew out of a requirement by the US Navy for an advanced adversary dissimilar fighter trainer to replace aging A-4E/F Skyhawks. Using the Block 30 F-16C/D as a basis, the F-16N was downgraded, as it was not anticipated to ever see actual combat. The APG-68 radar was replaced with the APG-66, the internal structure was strengthened to better handle the stress of low-level manuevering, and while the F-16N can carry Sidewinders, it is not equipped to fire or drop any other ordnance, and the M61 Vulcan gatling cannon is removed.
18 F-16Ns and four two-seat TF-16Ns were delivered beginning in 1987 to Top Gun, the US Navy’s fighter training school. With the temporary reduction in aggressor squadrons during the mid-1990s and due to wing cracking, the F-16N force was retired in 1995, though the Navy has since bought ex-Pakistani F-16C/Ds as aggressors.
This F-16N was originally part of a USAF F-16C order, but when the Navy ordered the N model, it was converted to a F-16N and became Bureau Number 163269. It joined the Naval Fighter Weapons School--Top Gun--in 1985 at NAS Miramar, California, and was flown by both Navy and Marine adversary pilots; it carries both Navy and Marine titling on the fuselage. It remained with NFWS until 1995, when the F-16N fleet was retired, and was donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
163269 carried a unique splinter camouflage pattern, inspired by that used by the Swedish Saab Viggen--not because the Navy ever anticipated fighting the Flygvapnet, but because they wanted to evaluate the camouflage's effectiveness. It also gave Top Gun students something completely different to deal with than the usual overall gray or Soviet-inspired camouflage used by Navy or USAF aggressors. 163269 could use a little attention, as the camouflage has begun to fade, the canopy has fogged, and the NFWS patch on the tail has nearly disappeared completely.
General Dynamics F-16C "Fighting Falcon" 85-1547 (ED)
416th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Operations Group, Air Force Material Command, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
History:
Aircraft: : 85-1547
LM Aero T/V 5C-289
Plant: General Dynamics
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85547
Current USAF 85547
Status; Active
Apr 1987 - 85547 F-16C Block 30B
May 1987 - 85547 USAF 14 TFS 'MJ'
Apr 1991 - 85547 USAF 56 TTW 'MC'
Oct 1991 - 85547 USAF 56 FW 'MC' F-16C Block 30B
Apr 1992 - 85547 USAF 174 FS "The Big Boss"
Jun 2003 - 85547 USAF 138 FS 'NY'
Sep 2006 - 85547 USAF 138 FS 'NY' Deployment: Iraqi Freedom
Mar 2007 - 85547 USAF 138 FS 'NY'
Oct 2008 - 85547 USAF 412 TW
Jan 2009 - 85547 USAF 445 FLTS
May 2015 - 85547 USAF 416 FLTS
F-111E. C.N. E-218. Flew with the 77th & 79th TFS at RAF Upper Heyford. Withdrawn from service to AMARC 13 October, 1993 as AA FV0180. Scrapped in 2012. Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Reprint Scan)
PictionID:44932134 - Catalog:14_015810 - Title:Dyess AFB Details: Site 578; Complex 11 Chart; Oplin - Filename:14_015810.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
PictionID:44932258 - Catalog:14_015820 - Title:Sycamore Canyon Facilities Details - Filename:14_015820.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Danish Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcon E-194 painted to commemorate Eskadrille 730's 60th Anniversary taxies in at RIAT 2011.
General Dynamics F-16AM cn6H-84 msn80-3575
Force Aérienne Belge
Base Aérienne Salon de Provence (60 ans de la PAF)
26/05/2013
Hill Aerospace Museum
History of the F-111E "Aardvark"
The F-111E was a long-range, all-weather strike aircraft, first manufactured in 1967. They were used during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm bombing raids, and in the Gulf War for strategic bombing, ground attack, and electronic warfare missions. These aircraft were credited with destroying roughly 1,500 tanks and armored vehicles.
The F-111E "Aardvark" at Hill Air Force Base
In 1965, the Ogden Air Materiel Area was assigned the specialized repair of the F-111A aircraft equipment-including struts, wheels, and brakes. Over the years, Hill Air Force Base also maintained, supported, and oversaw several F-111 aircrew training systems and simulators. The F-111E on display was manufactured in 1969, and it served on several bases within the United States and at the Royal Air Force Base in Upper Heyford, England, in 1971. In 1994, this aircraft moved to the Hill Aerospace Museum for display.
Interesting Fact
The F-111E set a record for the longest low-level supersonic flight (172 miles at less than 1,000 feet altitude) on November 9th, 1966. It was also the first tactical aircraft to cross the Atlantic from the United States to Europe without refueling in May 1967.
Specifications
S/N 68-0020
Manufacturer: General Dynamics
Crew: Two
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P3 turbofans: 18,500 lbs. thrust each in afterburner
Wingspan: 63 ft (extended); 31 ft 11 ½ in (swept)
Length: 73 ft 5½ in
Height: 17 ft 6 in
Weight: 46,172 pounds (empty): 98,850 pounds (maximum)
Speed: 1,453 mph, Mach 2.5 (maximum): 470 mph (cruising)
Range: maximum: 3,165 miles (with external fuel tanks)
Service Ceiling: 61,000 ft
Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan rotary cannon with 2,000 rounds of ammunition; up to 30,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear ordnance (internal and external)
88486777 :Piction ID--Tomahawk missile being transported near Boeing B-52---Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---- Digitization of this image made possible by a grant from NEH: NEH and the San Diego Air and Space Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum
Cover Assy. Probe
Angle of Attack
and Side Slip
Goodman Ball, Inc
History of the F-111E "Aardvark"
The F-111E was a long-range, all-weather strike aircraft, first manufactured in 1967. They were used during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm bombing raids, and in the Gulf War for strategic bombing, ground attack, and electronic warfare missions. These aircraft were credited with destroying roughly 1,500 tanks and armored vehicles.
The F-111E "Aardvark" at Hill Air Force Base
In 1965, the Ogden Air Materiel Area was assigned the specialized repair of the F-111A aircraft equipment-including struts, wheels, and brakes. Over the years, Hill Air Force Base also maintained, supported, and oversaw several F-111 aircrew training systems and simulators. The F-111E on display was manufactured in 1969, and it served on several bases within the United States and at the Royal Air Force Base in Upper Heyford, England, in 1971. In 1994, this aircraft moved to the Hill Aerospace Museum for display.
Interesting Fact
The F-111E set a record for the longest low-level supersonic flight (172 miles at less than 1,000 feet altitude) on November 9th, 1966. It was also the first tactical aircraft to cross the Atlantic from the United States to Europe without refueling in May 1967.
Specifications
S/N 68-0020
Manufacturer: General Dynamics
Crew: Two
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P3 turbofans: 18,500 lbs. thrust each in afterburner
Wingspan: 63 ft (extended); 31 ft 11 ½ in (swept)
Length: 73 ft 5½ in
Height: 17 ft 6 in
Weight: 46,172 pounds (empty): 98,850 pounds (maximum)
Speed: 1,453 mph, Mach 2.5 (maximum): 470 mph (cruising)
Range: maximum: 3,165 miles (with external fuel tanks)
Service Ceiling: 61,000 ft
Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan rotary cannon with 2,000 rounds of ammunition; up to 30,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear ordnance (internal and external)
PictionID:54637062 - Catalog:14_035159 - Title:GD/Astronautics Testing Details: OAO Structural Test Payload Fixture and Nose Fairing Placement Date: 01/15/1964 - Filename:14_035159.tif - - ---- Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Air Combat Command's West Coast F-16 Demonstration Team
Viper West
Captain Dover
388th Fighter Wing
89-2083
A visit to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona is a must for all aircraft enthusiasts as this is the home of AMARC (Aircraft Maintenance And Regeneration Center). The aircraft re-cycling division of the USA forces. The great aircraft boneyard in the Arizona desert holds around 4400 airframes with a book value of $23.6BN . Large numbers of KC-135, Lockheed Orion, C-130 Hercules and F-16 Fighting Falcons are currently stored here (2020); but there are plenty of more interesting aircraft too. In some cases, like the Delta Dart and Canberra, just one example is in store. There is currently a major programme to convert redundant F16C Fighting Falcons into Drone aircraft. Boeing has a contract to convert several hundred at a cost of $21M each - only for them to be shot down by modern weapons packages as part of F22 Lightning II training for pilots.
PictionID:44932978 - Catalog:14_015878 - Title:Atlas 1B Details: Removing Missile 1B from Stand S-2, Sycamore Canyon; Lowering from Test Tower Date: 09/15/1958 - Filename:14_015878.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
PictionID:44932073 - Catalog:14_015805 - Title:Dyess AFB Details: Site 578; Complex 1 Chart; Phantom Lake Date: 1962 - Filename:14_015805.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
PictionID:44932754 - Catalog:14_015860 - Title:Sycamore Canyon Facilities - Filename:14_015860.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Type: General Dynamics F-16B
c/n: 6J-20
Owner: Belgian Air Force
Location: Greenham Common
Date: 23 July 1983
PictionID:44932219 - Catalog:14_015817 - Title:General Dynamics Electronics Division - Filename:14_015817.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
PictionID:44932855 - Catalog:14_015868 - Title:Facilities Details: Overall View of Tank 7-31 Date: 04/03/1958 - Filename:14_015868.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
86-0254 United States Air Force, General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon, c/n 5C-360.
Scanned 6x4 print taken at RAF Mildenhall EGUN in May 1989.
PictionID:44932309 - Catalog:14_015824 - Title:Sycamore Canyon Facilities Details - Filename:14_015824.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
A visit to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona is a must for all aircraft enthusiasts as this is the home of AMARC (Aircraft Maintenance And Regeneration Center). The aircraft re-cycling division of the USA forces. The great aircraft boneyard in the Arizona desert holds around 4400 airframes with a book value of $23.6BN . Large numbers of KC-135, Lockheed Orion, C-130 Hercules and F-16 Fighting Falcons are currently stored here (2020); but there are plenty of more interesting aircraft too. In some cases, like the Delta Dart and Canberra, just one example is in store. There is currently a major programme to convert redundant F16C Fighting Falcons into Drone aircraft. Boeing has a contract to convert several hundred at a cost of $21M each - only for them to be shot down by modern weapons packages as part of F22 Lightning II training for pilots.
PictionID:44932703 - Catalog:14_015856 - Title:Sycamore Canyon Facilities - Filename:14_015856.tif - - - - Image from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum
History of the F-111E "Aardvark"
The F-111E was a long-range, all-weather strike aircraft, first manufactured in 1967. They were used during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm bombing raids, and in the Gulf War for strategic bombing, ground attack, and electronic warfare missions. These aircraft were credited with destroying roughly 1,500 tanks and armored vehicles.
The F-111E "Aardvark" at Hill Air Force Base
In 1965, the Ogden Air Materiel Area was assigned the specialized repair of the F-111A aircraft equipment-including struts, wheels, and brakes. Over the years, Hill Air Force Base also maintained, supported, and oversaw several F-111 aircrew training systems and simulators. The F-111E on display was manufactured in 1969, and it served on several bases within the United States and at the Royal Air Force Base in Upper Heyford, England, in 1971. In 1994, this aircraft moved to the Hill Aerospace Museum for display.
Interesting Fact
The F-111E set a record for the longest low-level supersonic flight (172 miles at less than 1,000 feet altitude) on November 9th, 1966. It was also the first tactical aircraft to cross the Atlantic from the United States to Europe without refueling in May 1967.
Specifications
S/N 68-0020
Manufacturer: General Dynamics
Crew: Two
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney TF30-P3 turbofans: 18,500 lbs. thrust each in afterburner
Wingspan: 63 ft (extended); 31 ft 11 ½ in (swept)
Length: 73 ft 5½ in
Height: 17 ft 6 in
Weight: 46,172 pounds (empty): 98,850 pounds (maximum)
Speed: 1,453 mph, Mach 2.5 (maximum): 470 mph (cruising)
Range: maximum: 3,165 miles (with external fuel tanks)
Service Ceiling: 61,000 ft
Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan rotary cannon with 2,000 rounds of ammunition; up to 30,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear ordnance (internal and external)
General Dynamics F-111E "Aardvark" 68-0033 (UH)
0033 (MSN A1-202)
Constructed as a F-111E.
1970: Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 68-0033.
1993: To AMARC from 77th FS/20th FW, RAF Upper Heyford, UK as FV0162 Apr 26
1997: On display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.
68-0033
UH
F-111E-CF
202
Tucson-Pima Preserved
Dec 1993
Jan 2013
ex 77th TFS
General Dynamics F-16XL/B "Cranked Wing" 75-0747
Edwards AFB 1982
Built as YF-16A Fighting Falcon
Modified as F-16XL/B with cranked-arrow wing.
The F-16XL aircraft were built by General Dynamics Corp.
as prototypes for a derivative fighter evaluation program conducted by the Air Force between 1982 and 1985.
F-16XL-2, twin seat aircraft.
Assigned to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA, Feb 1991 to Oct 1996.
Registered as NASA 848