• Aircraft:

  General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon

• Reg: 78-0001 photos
• Serial #:

  61-7

• Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
• Photo Date: Jul 19, 2008
• Uploaded: Jul 24, 2008
• Hampton Langley Air Force Base - KLFI, USA - Virginia

This was the first operational F-16A Fighting Falcon (F-16A Block 1, c/n 61-7). It's first flight was on August 7, 1978. It entered service with the USAF 388th TFW at Hill AFB on January 6, 1979. In it's career it served with the 310th TFTS at Luke AFB, 159th FIS Florida ANG, 134th FIS Vermont ANG, and 107th TFS Michigan ANG, before being retired and put on display at Langley AFB, VA in 1991. Only a 13 year life. Seen here at Langley AFB with the American Flag in the background proudly waving in in the wind above her.

Photographer

Aircraft

Phenom188 78-0001

1,104 6 0 General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon

FOKKER AIRCRAFT 78-0001

769 0 0 General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon

1st operational F-16A Fighting Falcon

Dean Heald 78-0001

2,081 0 0 General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon

Photo location

71st FS "Ironmen" Raptor departing Langley on a training mission

Ksavspotter 02-4038

478 4 0 Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

Ethan M 02-4040

609 2 0 Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

FOKKER AIRCRAFT 05-4101

424 3 0 Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

Photographer

"Kalitta 722" departing RWY 5 en route to Ontario International Airport (KONT) - Ontario, California

Dean Heald N722CK

7,813 9 0 Boeing 727-2H3(Adv)(F)

"Jet Speed 192" from Houston Executive Airport (KTME) taxiing to Signature Flight Support after landing on RWY 5

Dean Heald N9192W

4,148 2 0 Cessna 750 Citation X

"Chronos 610" climbing out from RWY 5 en route to Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) - Millville, NJ

Dean Heald N258AF

4,310 0 0 Nextant 400XTi