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!