Hahn AB 1988

The approach of Hahn AB in Germany. Then there were three squadrons with F-16´s active

Hahn Air Base was a frontline NATO facility in Germany for over 40 years during the Cold War (former ICAO EDAH, now EDFH as Frankfurt-Hahn Airport)

At the end of the Cold War, Hahn Air Base supported more than 13,000 military personnel, USAF civil servants, DoD contractors, family members, and three squadrons of F-16 tactical fighters. With the dissolution of the former Soviet Union and the Cold War threat of an invasion of West Germany subsided, the United States was left with a huge excess capacity of expensive airfields and flying units in Europe.

As a result, the 50 TFW was inactivated in 1991 after 35 years at Hahn. The 496 TFS was inactivated on 15 May; The 313 TFS on 1 July, and the 10h TFS on 30 September. The 50 Tactical Fighter Wing was inactivated on 30 September 1991.

Both these airframes have seen action in Desert Storm
03 Feb 1999[msh]84304 USAF USAF 62 FS ‘LF’F-16C Block 25ENews Article Went down just before 10:00 hours at the Barry M. Goldwater range, about seven miles south of Gila Bend, Arizona. The student pilot, First Lieutenant Esther Obert, radioed that she was having aircraft problems. She was in a three ship formation. Esther ejected shortly after. All Luke AFB F-16’s were grounded for safety checks. Cause of the crash was numerous cracks in the afterburner wall which caused fire to spread.
24 Jan 198684-1293 USAFF-16C Block 25E Feb 1986 86 TFW ‘RS’F-16C Block 25E Jan 1987 496 TFS ‘HR’F-16C Block 25E 18 Dec 1989 Collided with F-16C (#84-1263) over Maxdorf, Germany. One pilot, First Lieutenant Steve ‘Sunny’ Sundstrom died, the other pilot, Major Rodd Kallman ejected safely. 18 Dec 1989[w/o]84293 USAF USAF 496 TFS ‘HR’
F-16C Block 25E, c/n 5C-142, Delivered 17 Mar 198616 Oct 2013 to AMARG. Here with the 496 TFS with a SUU-20 rocket pod.
ff 24 Mar 1986,storage 09 Sep 2010. Note the ALQ-131 under the fuselage
19 Nov 1985 84-1266 USAF F-16C Block 25D c/n 5C-103 Dec 1985 526 TFS ‘RS’ Apr 1987 496 TFS ‘HR’ Sep 1990 184 TFG Jul 1991163 TFS ‘FW’ 15 Mar 1992 163 FS ‘FW’ 10 May 2010 AAFG0647 AMARC ‘FW’
Experienced an engine fire during takeoff roll at Luke AFB, Arizona on 26 Oct 2006 but aborted before lift off. Fire crews sprayed foam on the aircraft and the pilot was treated at the scene. Early reports said the pilot ejected, this turned out not to be the case as images from the scene show the canopy still in place. Early reports also incorrectly reported that the aircraft tookoff and returned to Luke AFB with an emergency landing. Excerpt from the crash report: “After being cleared for takeoff, Colonel Sherman taxied to the left side of the runway accompanied by Captain Cuadra on the right side. Upon ignition of the afterburner, Colonel Sherman heard an explosion and noticed that a fire had started on his aircraft. His wingman transmitted “Fire” on the radio and Colonel Sherman applied full brakes and initiated the appropriate critical action procedures to abort the takeoff due to fire and preparing to get out of the stopped, but burning aircraft. He was able to open the canopy and safely exit the F-16. Members of the Luke AFB fire department extinguished the aircraft fire”. Cause was determined to be a failure of the 3rd stage when the disc fractured putting three holes in the airframe. The resulting fire burned the entire aft section of the aircraft.
Quote from the crew chief: “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. 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.”
84-1315 LM Aero T/V c/n 5C-152 First flight 24 Apr 1986 F-16C Block 25E May 1986 496 TFS ‘HR’ “In the Mood” Dec 1989 10 TFS ‘HR’ “Sabre One” Sep 1991 163 TFS ‘FW’ 15 Mar 1992 163 FS ‘FW’ 16 Oct 2008[sto]AAFG0599 AMARC
This Block25E was first delivered to Ramstein, to be ransferred to Hahn a few months later, All F-100 powered F-16’s went to Hahn, while the F-101 powered examples went to Ramstein. This airframe saw action in Desert Strom
A pair of Falcons in a formation landing.
This bird never seemed to fly right after the collision with the glider. I flew it back to the US when we closed down Hahn AFB. It flew like it was a little bent. The ECS quit over Scotland, so “Bo” Boera (on the wing) and I diverted to Alconbury. The cockpit decompressed pretty quickly when the ECS broke, and I had to dive pretty quickly so that the cabin pressure wouldn’t get above 25,000′ (and go to the flight docs!). We chilled out in England for a couple of days untill the ECS got fixed and another tanker was available to drag us across the pond to the 163rd. Col. B.A. Andrews
10th Tactical Fighter Squadron “Fighting Tenth” , 1986 – 1988 My second F-16. Named “Sabre One” with Sergio Delhoya as the pilot. This was the 10 TFS commanders jet. It was later assigned to the 50 TFW Wing Commander. 29 Oct 2008[sto] AAFG0597 AMARCF-16C Block 25E 04 Mar 2014 to OG-ALCF-16C Block 25E Hill AFB, Utah for refurbishment Delivery to TNIAUF-16C Block 25E To be delivered to Indonesia in 2013-2014.
Some birds from Hahn wear a Falcon badge just behind the canopy.
This aircraft also went to Desert Storm. At the picture only two years old.
84-1382 c/n 5C-164. Delevered 28 Apr 1986. Suffered an serious undercarriage fire 27 Jun 1990 and was rebuilt by the 649th CLSS at Hill AFB, Utah returning to service in 1995. From the to 2014 still active at Luke AFB.
Two F-16C’s: a bock 25E and a block 25F
This picture from below shows the underside of the SUU-20, with place from 4 bomblets.
The aircraft struck a landing light tower during night operations at Hahn AB, Germany. Aircraft was low in the rain at night and was forty feet short of the threshold for the runway. The left MLG was sheared off. It skidded to a stop on the runway and the pilot ground egressed without injury. It was repaired at Hahn and returned to service. Flew 25 combat missions during Desert Storm. 06 Feb 2014 from AMARG (AAFG0648) to OG-ALC Hill AFB, Utah for refurbishment To be delivered to TNIAU Indonesia in 2013-2014. F-16C Block 25E

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irst flight 24 Aug 1979,went to 388 TWF Hill AFB as part of the multinational MOT&E team. Joint 1W BAF on aug 81 until april 6 1994 when she went into storage. Now in Florennes Museum still as bock 1.
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