F-16 Falcon / Viper (multiple)

I have photographed these General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon examples (now built by Lockheed Martin and more frequently referred to as the Viper), including the #2 prototype YF-16 in Fort Worth, Texas, and Navy F-16N Vipers at Pensacola and Palm Springs that have tailhooks for carrier landings (apparently all F-16s have the tail hook for emergencies, not limited to carrier landings). I’ve shot other F-16s in Ohio, Florida, Washington, Alabama, Georgia, California, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Of course the F-16 is the plane used by the USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team.


YF-16 72-01568A

This is the #2 prototype for the F-16 program

Fort Worth Aviation Museum 2024


F-16A 75-0750

Used by NASA and the USAF during ATFI testing

NMoUSAF 2018


F-16A 81-0663 Thunderbird

NMoUSAF 2018


F-16A 80-0573

Air Force Armory Museum; Eglin AFB 2024


F-16A 90-0946 (Naval Strike Air Warfare Center)

McChord AFB 2010


F-16A 79-0334

USS Alabama Memorial 2024


F-16A 78-0025

78-0025 was assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard that flew protective cover over Manhattan after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

Valiant Warbirds Museum 2024


GF-16A 81-0676 #61-357

Robins AFB 2024


F-16A 80-0543

Castle AFB, Atwater CA 2024


F-16B 80-0633

Yanks Air Museum, Chino 2018


F-16B 75-0752

Frontiers of Flight, Dallas 2024


F-16C 83-0142

McChord AFB 2008


F-16C 83-0154

McChord AFB 2008


F-16C Falcon

Willow Run, Detroit 2010


F-16C 91-0395 Viper Demo

OshKosh 2024


F-16C 90-0831

OshKosh 2024


F-16CM 91-0421

OshKosh 2024


F-16CM 92-3906

OshKosh 2024


F-16D 78-9160

McChord AFB 2010


F-16D #8 USAF Thunderbirds

This plane #8 made a solo appearance during the 2024 AirVenture in OshKosh en route to a different show by the USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team.

OshKosh 2024


F-16N Viper 163572

This F-16 Viper was for the US Navy and includes a tailhook for carrier landings.

Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024


F-16N Viper 163277

I did not notice the tailhook at the time… oops!

Palm Springs Air Museum 2018


F-16 (Cockpit Display)

South Dakota Air Museum 2021