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21-AUG-1987 Roel van Gestel

F-16C 84-386

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F-16C block 25E 84-1386 was delivered to the USAF on 1 May 1986. It went to 496TFS at Hahn AFB in Germany. It is pictured here as such in August 1987. In 1991, '1386' went to the States. It last saw active service in September 2013, when it was retired to AMARG as a 62FS 'LF' Falcon.

Nice story from F-16.net (62FS SrA Caleb Ford): "This jet has earned itself the nickname 38-shit if that tells you anything... Hydraulic problems, and undiagnosible start issues. Starts if you don't pump the JFS, but if you do, it wont. pukes hydro everywhere first start of the day, every day. A and B sys res shoot up to 100% 3 min after shutdown. we've literally replaced every part on the hydro system since I've been crewing the jet, and we cant seem to fix this "GHOST" leak. Even with all the issues, I still love this jet more than any other I've touched at the 62nd. I guess I've come to love my hatred for this jet. It may be a peice of shit, but it's MY peice of shit."


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