Unknown F-16 at Tucson 4-11-2023

[simmo747]

Unknown F-16 at Tucson 4-11-2023 by Martin Simmons, on Flickr

[simmo747]

If anyone can help with the above ID I'd be very gratefull it's not 93-0663 as that's Turkish or 93-0563 as that's a Slingsby T-67.

[Alf]

Maybe a mispaint of 93-0763 which is with the 21FS at Tucson (the Taiwan unit).

[JAWS]

I'm with Alf, but rather than a mispaint, could it be the USAF Serial has been partially removed/worn out and part of the original Taiwanese Serial (6662) is showing through. You can see in the first photo that the Sticker/Paint looks to be peeling off.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/machtwoim ... 312062653/

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10803670

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8550603

[tommc]

93-0763 looks like a good candidate.

The misaligned grey/grey demarcation on the canopy rail matches.

[simmo747]

Thank you guys a good bit of sleuthing there...

[Bilvo]

Are you sure it isn't an old F-16A??

It is missing the small antenna on the triangular base of the fin, one of the only exterior differences to identify between A and C models.

[tommc]

93-0763 is an F-16V

[Bilvo]

Ah OK, thanks Tom.

[JAWS]

Are you sure it isn't an old F-16A??

It is missing the small antenna on the triangular base of the fin, one of the only exterior differences to identify between A and C models.

It started life as an F-16A and was converted to F-16V sometime before 2021