11K views · 661 reactions | In 2021, the 416th Flight Test Squadron flew more than 1,100 sorties, totalling more than 1,900 flight hours. Besides conducting F-16 Fighting Falcon weapons and systems upgrades tests, the Skulls also provide vital safety and photo documenation chase missions for other test platforms at #TheCenterOfTheAerospaceTestingUniverse | Edwards Air Force Base | Facebook

General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon Air Force Thunderbirds The F-16 on display (S/N 81-0663) was one of the first F-16s to be received by the Thunderbirds in 1982 when they transitioned from T-38s to F-16s. The Thunderbirds continued to fly this aircraft until 1992 when they converted to F-16Cs. It was then modified to operational condition and assigned to the Air Education and Training Command to train pilots at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. In 1996 the Thunderbirds repainted it in Thunderbird