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Prince Christian of Denmark seen in an F-16B Block 20 MLU with serial ET-615 painted in Argentina colors.
PolAF F-16C block 52 #4047 from 31 BLT is taxiing by the lens right after the base organised an elephant walk on October 31st, 2024. [Photo by Arek Biały]
RTAF F-16AM #40319 from 403 sqn is flying a training sortie together with a sistership. [RAAF photo]
The F-16C flagship of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons. It's also home to the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Blake R. Borsic)
Lt. Col. Maksym Yuriiovych Ustymenko
RoKAF F-16D block 52 #93-120 from the 20th FW takes off from Eielson AFB on October 3rd, 2014 during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford Jr.]
Capt. Ethan "Bantam" Smith, PACAF F-16 Demonstration Team commander, salutes his crew chief as he taxis out in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the team’s final flight at Misawa AB, on May 30, 2025. Since 1995, the demo team enhanced U.S. outreach efforts over a span of 30 years with approximately 400 airshows to 24.7 million audience members. [USAF photo by TSgt. Peter Reft]
Profile of F-16 Pilot Thomas "T.O." Hanford
Photo by Alexander Aioanei
RNlAF F-16AM #J-017 is taxiing through the shelter area at Volkel AB on November 28th, 2008. [Photo by Mike Schoenmaker]
Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 08-8023 connects with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a simulated air-to-air refueling mission in #AfricanLion25. [Photo by USAFE-AFAFRICA]
'Mothballed' F-16s are parked in the 'bone yard' at Davis-Monthan AFB on July 30th, 2010. Maintainers from the 309th AMARG are regenerating F-16s so they can be converted into usable manned or drone targets allowing Airmen to train and test new weapons platforms. [USAF photo by SSgt. Desiree N. Palacios]
First of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US arriving in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Bulgarian Government)
RNoAF F-16AM, #666, 'the Bitch', of 334 skv in standard unit markings [Photo by Phodocu]
First of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US arriving in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Bulgarian Government)
Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model - U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.
An F-16C block 25 from it's neighbour Indonesia seen here taking off with full afterburner from Halim Perdana Kusuma AFB on October 5th, 2019. [Photo by Alex Sidharta]
First of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US arriving in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Bulgarian Government)
Airmen assigned to the 77th EFS stand in formation for a group photo during Cope Tiger 25, at Korat Royal Air Base, Thailand, on March 7, 2025. The 77th EFS is based out of Shaw AFB, and is participating in the 31st iteration of exercise Cope Tiger, an annual trilateral exercise with the RTAF and RSAF. [USAF photo by SSgt. Sidney Shippy]
Ukrainian air force photo
.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Ress, 309th Fighter Squadron commander, climbs into the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to pilot the final U.S. F-16 flight out of Luke Air Force Base, March 24, 2025, delivering it to the 16th Weapons Squadron at Nellis AFB. This flight concludes the divestment of the remaining U.S. F-16s, ending this chapter for the 309th FS as it prepares to transition to the F-35A Lightning II. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Katelynn Jackson]
A screengrab of a Turkish F-16 (serial blurred out) of the 401st Test Squadron launching a SOM-J missile on 21/03/2025 [Picture source: Turkish MoD]
RNlAF F-16AM #J-063 Mig-kill marking. This Dutch F-16A shot down a Serbian Mig-29 on March 24th, 1999 over Serbia. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
A Portuguese F-16 Fighting Falcon flies alongside a B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, during a Bomber Task Force mission, June 2, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Allred)
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0396 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin carrying an AGM-158 JASSM-ER [USAF Photo]
BAF F-16AM #FA-95 from 10 wing is adorned with a special 8,000 hours tail scheme seen on September 6th, 2023. The aircraft will make it's final flight on September 8th reaching those 8,000 hours. [BAF photo]
RocAF F-16V n° 93-0814 rolling possibly rolling out of the paint barn with some new 21st Fighter Squadron tail art 'Play to Win'. The top of the airframe is painted in a light brown. Photo credit 'Viper Images'.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group parks after taxing with a U.S. Navy Harpoon missile system equipped at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Perish)
PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Jakob Hambright
A formation of four USAF F-16C Fighting Falcons in a green and brown camouflage scheme, flying in close formation over a rural landscape. The lead aircraft, marked 'WA' on the tail, is F-16C Block 25 #83129, followed by #83144. These aircraft belong to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base and are painted in a 'European One' camouflage scheme. [USAF photo]
The control tower of the Cornfield NATO aircraft gunnery range on Vlieland, the Netherlands got accidentally hit by about 17 projectiles during an air-to-ground strafing exercise. To two occupants of the tower got away unharmed. Photo by Dirk Bruin https://www.flickr.com/photos/dirk_bruin_vlieland/10744310623/
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 31st Fighter Wing takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, November 21, 2024. (Courtesy photo by Rich Cooper)
Source: Frontliner
Six Romanian Air Force F-16s in front of hangars
RDAF F-16AM #E-600 from Esk. 730 is climbing out with full afterburner at RNAS Yeovilton on July 18th, 2017. [Aerialvisuals.ca photo by Robert Nichols]
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe McGill, test pilot, and Capt. Andrew Petry, test engineer, both assigned to the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, train in an F-16 Fighting Falcon over the Gulf of Mexico, April 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)
NASA’s F-16XL in flight
An F-16 in 64th Agressor Sqn. livery on the runway at Nellis AFB. Photo by USAF
Screenshot of a webpage from the military aviation website F-16.net about the Bulgarian Air Force
U.S. Air Force Capt. Sydney Shephard, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, waits for instructions from a crew chief for run-up procedures at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andre Medina)
Bahraini F-16C at Edwards Air Force Base in California. [Photo by Lockheed Martin]
USAF Photo
Bulgaria's first F-16 Block 70 aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville site in South Carolina (Defence Ministry Photo)
F-16 #78-0210 with CATM-120B training missiles and TER-9A pylons.
IDFAF F-16A block 5 (original) #107 and #116 from Tayeset 116 are flying together in a beautifull evening sun. [IDFAF photo]
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Brosam
RSAF Military Expert 2 Tan Ding Liang, a crew chief assigned to the 425th FS, marshals F-16D block 52 #01-6024 of the 425th FS upon arrival at Nellis AFB on September 12th, 2024. Eight RSAF F-16’s flew over from Luke AFB to Nellis AFB to participate in Green Flag 24-11. [USAF photo by A1C. Elizabeth Tan]
Hellenic Air Force F-16V. Photo by Hellenic Aerospace Industries
VS OOSR F-16C block 70 #1005 is retracting its gear upon takeoff for a test sortie at Greenville IAP in January of 2025. [Photo by Charlie Rucinski]
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0353 front fuselage detail showing very clearly the Mig-kill marking under the canopy. The Mig was shot down during operation Allied Force. [Photo by RipVW]
PS ZSU F-16AM #80-3596 is pulling some G's after take-off armed with AIM-120 and AIM-9 missiles in an A/A configuration. [PS ZSU photo]
Cockpit view in F-16 Combat Pilot
RMAF F-16C block 52 #08-8006 with its two-tone beige color scheme and a gray underside is unique to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. [Photo by Lockheed Martin]
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman