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    Airframe Family: General Dynamics F-16
    Latest Model:F-16C Block 40C Fighting Falcon
    Last Military Serial:88-0485 USAF
    Construction Number:1C-87
    Compressed ID:GD F-16C Block 40C sn 88-0485 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:175th FS, 114th FG, South Dakota ANG, Joe Foss ANGS, SD

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-16C Block 40C.

    23 January 1990

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 88-0485.

    28 February 1990

    To 34th TFS, 388th TFW, Hill AFB, UT.
    Markings added: HL

    1 October 1991

    To 34th FS, 388th FW, Hill AFB, UT.

    September 1994

    Transferred to 421st FS, 388th OG, Hill AFB, UT.
    Operated with markings: HL

    Transferred to 34th FS, 388th OG, Hill AFB, UT.

    February 2011

    Transferred to 175th FS, 114th FG, South Dakota ANG, Joe Foss ANGS, SD.

    September 2021

    Markings Applied: 75th Anniversary, 53, 175th Fighter Squadron, 114th Fighter Group
    This F-16 was repainted to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the South Dakota Air National Guard. The paint scheme was made to replicate the F4F Wildcat flown by Medal of Honor recipient and South Dakota native Brig. General Joe Foss (ret.).

    14 May 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: Taken at the Ellsworth AFB Airshow

    14 May 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    14 May 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin
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