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RIAT 97 SW F-16's
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:31 pm
by luke28
Alright chaps, wonder if any of you with good memories could settle a debate.
My Uncle is adamant that at the RIAT of 1997 that we saw a pair of Shaw based F-16's with the SW tailcode on them.
I know we saw the 2 special tailed Shaw jets in the static display but I cant for the life of me remember seeing ones with the tail code on them.
Any help is appreciated.
Re: RIAT 97 SW F-16's
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:52 pm
by mohawk68
Evening The 2 shaws were 79 FS Specials 79th Anniversary , There Was 2, 27 FW , 523 FS , CC , From Cannon AFB , On TDY At Keflavik 86-0342 / 87-0246 In Full Marks
Also On Static Were 2 Aviano Based Jets 1 In Full Marks The Other In 50th Anniversary Markings !!!
Cheers GAZ
Re: RIAT 97 SW F-16's
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:20 pm
by mushbuster
The following USAF F16s were present, last two C models were northside
F-16C 91-0379 20th FW/79th FS
94-0047 20th FW/79th FS Both '79th Anniversary 1918-1997'
86-0342/CC bl 27th FW/523rd FS
87-0246/CC bl 27th FW/523rd FS
89-2050/AV 31st FW/510th FS 'US Air Force 50 1947-1997'
92-3921/SW tgr 20th FW/79th FS
91-0373/SW tgr 20th FW/79th FS
F-16D 90-0796/AV bl/w
There are viewable pictures of all of them taken at RIAT 97 if you google the serials
Re: RIAT 97 SW F-16's
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:31 pm
by luke28
Aaaaagh thanks chaps.
So if I'm reading that correctly there were 2 SW coded jets aswell as the special ones. But the SW coded jets were positioned were the majority of the display jets are positioned?
Re: RIAT 97 SW F-16's
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:43 pm
by mushbuster
They were parked in the northeast dispersal closest to the runway threshold
Re: RIAT 97 SW F-16's
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:04 pm
by luke28
Thanks pal, nice one!