Thunderbirds

GlennE.Chatfield

Does anyone know the serial numbers of the Thunderbirds' F-16s this season?

Helicopterfriend

http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=127

For the 1992 - present period, we have the following data:

87-0293/1

This was the first number 1. It crashed only a few months after coming into service with the TB's. It was repaired, but never returned into TB service.

87-0329/1

87-0313/4

87-0305/5

87-0309/6

This was the first number 6. It crashed in 1994.

87-0327/6

This was the second number 6. it crashed in 2003.

87-0331/7

87-0319/8

Further airframes with the TB's are:

87-0323

87-0303

87-0325

These should be the numbers 2, 3 and 9. If anyone could shred some light on that.

There are also 2 D-models:

86-0041

87-0381

Hope this helps Glenn

Walt

GlennE.Chatfield

Walt,

Well, this is an old listing. According to Joe Baugher:

87-0303 went to AMARG 2/19/2010

87-0205 went to Sheppard AFB as GF-16C by Feb 2010.

87-0319 also went to Sheppard as GF-16C, by Dec 2008

87-0323 is displayed at Nellis AFB

87-0325 went to AMARG by Jan 2010

87-0329 went to Sheppard as GF-16C by Mar 2010

87-0331 went to AMRG by Jan 2010.

86-0041 went to AMARG Feb 2010

So only one airframe listed, 87-0313, did Baugher have no info on. But since these are all old frames, I assume that one also was retired. However, he does have 87-0381 as still being with the TB.

So I guess I need to find out what the new planes are.

GlennE.Chatfield

Today I received a reply from the Thunderbirds in response to a request for the serials for their aircraft. I was told that the s/n's are FOUO - For Official Use Only, for those not in the know - and that they don't give them out while they are active.

And the aircraft aren't marked.

Oh well