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January
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29 Jan 1988
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BAF accepts first F-16 of follow-on order.
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29 Jan 1988
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RSAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Carvin I order.
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February
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5 Feb 1988
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F-16 Combined Test Force (CTF) completes testing of Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-220E engine.
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20 Feb 1988
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Delivery of the first F-16 for Singapore, also the 2,000th F-16 worldwide
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March
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25 Mar 1988
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First flight of TF-16N was performed with Joe Sweeny and Joe Bill Dryden at the controls.
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May
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2 May 1988
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RTAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Naresuan I order.
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3 May 1988
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Israel orders 60 F-16s (Peace Marbel III).
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June
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24 Jun 1988
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F-16 CTF completes testing of the General Electric F110-GE-100 jet engine.
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September
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9 Sep 1988
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F-16 fleet reaches 2,000,000th flight hour with simultaneous flights by pilots from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and USAFE.
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November
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15 Nov 1988
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HAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Xenia I order.
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December
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10 Dec 1988
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Block 50 development is authorized after first Block 40 F-16 is delivered.
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11 Dec 1988
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Pakistan orders 11 F-16s (Peace Gate III).
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29 Dec 1988
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First production F-16C block 40 (#87-0350) is delivered to the USAF.
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