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    Airframe Family: General Dynamics F-16
    Latest Model:F-16AM Fighting Falcon
    Last Military Serial:FA-104 FABe
    Construction Number:6H-104
    Compressed ID:GD F-16AM sn FA-104 FABe cn 6H-104
    Latest Owner or Location:31 Smaldeel, 10 Wing, Kleine Brogel

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-16A Block 15AA OCU by SABCA.

    Assigned s/n 87-0048 with the United States Air Force for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.

    17 August 1988

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n FA-104.

    10 July 1989


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: F-16A Falcon of 2 Squadron Belgian Air Force waiting to join the active runway at Lossiemouth in the Summer of 1989.

    Circa 2000

    Converted to a F-16AM.

    By 14 September 2014

    Markings Applied: 50745
    Temporary none-airworthy Wrap applied to commemorate the 1st F-16 prototype.

    14 September 2014


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium

    By 2019

    Transferred to 31 Smaldeel, 10 Wing, Kleine Brogel.

    16 May 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Mont-de-Marsan Tiger Meet

    17 May 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Mont de Marsan, France

    17 May 2019


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: During NATO Tiger Meet 2019 at the 118th Air Base in Mont-de-Marsan, France.

    17 May 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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    F-16.net
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Thomas Delvoye
    Robert Nichols
    Marcin Rogowski
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