Today in History

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September 1986
The 159th FIS at Jacksonville, Fl, becomes the first ANG unit to assume the Air Defense role with the F-16.

September 1987
The AFTI/F-16 program team receives the Air Force Association's 1987 Theodore von Karman Award for most outstanding achievement in science and engineering.

September 2003
LMTAS successfully concludes flight testing of the Sniper XR Advanced Targeting Pod on F-16 Block 30 and 50 aircraft.

 

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September 1, 1992
USAF Secretary reaffirms plan to continue F-16 procurement for at least the next few years. Announcement calls for 24 aircraft annually.

 

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September 4, 2005
F-16C block 25 #84-1254 is the first C-model viper worldwide to surpass the 6,000 flying-hours milestone.

September 4, 2006
FACh accepts first F-16 from second-hand order.

 

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September 5, 1989
Pakistan orders 60 F-16s (Peace Gate IV).

 

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September 6, 1978
First production F-16 arrives at Edwards AFB, following a two-hour flight from the factory in Fort Worth.

 

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September 7, 1975
Submission of Canadian proposal.

 

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September 8, 1983
Turkey orders 160 F-16s (Peace Onyx I) becoming the 11th customer.

September 8, 1989
TNI-AU accepts first F-16 from Peace Bima-Sena order.

 

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September 9, 1988
F-16 fleet reaches 2,000,000th flight hour with simultaneous flights by pilots from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and USAFE.

 

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September 10, 1999
LMTAS receives contract for integration of AN/APX-113 AIFF system on USAF F-16 Block 50/52s as part of the Common Configuration Implementation Program.

 

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September 14, 2003
A USAF Thunderbirds F-16C crashes during an air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. The pilot manages to eject safely less than a second before impact.

 

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September 15, 1996
Bahrain agrees to host 26 American F-16s, becoming the second Gulf country to allow US forces to operate from its soil in the confrontation with Iraq.

 

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September 19, 1994
Singapore orders 18 F-16s (Peace Carvin II).

 

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September 25, 1979
First production F-16B block 5 (#78-0099) is delivered to the USAF.

 

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September 26, 1986
IDFAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Marbel II order.

 

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September 27, 1991
Last of 160 BAF F-16s, #FA-136, rolls off the SABCA production line.