| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | MM7243 |
| Military Code: | 5 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16A/ADF Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 61-607/M22-8 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 23 Gruppo / 5 Stormo |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kleine BrogelMap |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EBBL IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Combined Air Operations (COMAO) 2007 |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2007 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 26318 |
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While waiting for the Eurofighter, Italy leased 24 RAF Tornado ADVs in 1995 to replace some of its old Starfighters. Apparently the ADV failed to impress and it was replaced by yet another stop-gap, the F-16A/ADF, from 2003. Note the Advanced IFF antennae forward of the cockpit canopy of this F-16A variant, conceived for US Air National Guard air defence duties. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 December 2017, and has since been viewed 1266 times. |