The Bats - Iowa Air National Guard - Sioux City

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen. Note the scrubby paint

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen

Aircraft transferred to VFC-13. Being utlized by NAWDC.

Ramstein based F-16C's flew in the competiton as "MUZZLE"

Colorado ANG F-16C's flew in the competition as "REDEYE"

The aircraft in this line-up represent the 13th & 14th Fighter Squadrons hence the split yellow/red fin bands of those units. The following year the 432nd Fighter Wing was re-numbered as the 35th. The F-16's flew as "BANZAI" during the competition.

General-Dynamics development aircraft on loan from 86 TFW Ramstein, demonstrating the proposed night fighter variant. Retired to AMARC for storage on 20 May 2010 and later converted to QF-16C.

Taxiing out during the morning hours was this 62FS Viper. Flown to AMARC on August 18 2010.

This is former USAF serial 86-0238

Although still carrying the markings of the 100th Fighter Squadron "Red Tails" of the Alabama ANG, the F-16 was assigned to the 120th FS of the Colorado ANG. The 100th FS was one of the Tuskegee Airmen squadrons during World War II, activated on 19 February 1942 at Tuskegee Army Air Field (AL). It was returned to duty in 2007 as a replacement of the Alabama ANG 160th FS so the state could honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. This F-16 was retired by the 100th during the squadrons transition to F-35A. It was just assigned to the 120th and not repainted when deployed for Air Defender 2023.

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