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January
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17 Jan 1991
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Start of Operation Desert Storm, the first combat deployment for USAF F-16s. F-16s perform 25 percent of strike sorties (300-400 daily) throughout the war, totaling 13,500 sorties.
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19 Jan 1991
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F-16s participate in the first day-light raid of Operation Desert Storm and attack targets in Baghdad. Two F-16s from the 614th TFS are lost, and the pilots taken prisoner.
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22 Jan 1991
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Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway complete LOA, certifying their commitment to the F-16A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU) program.
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25 Jan 1991
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Bahraini F-16s fly their first mission in Operation Desert Storm, and begin offensive operations on the following days.
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25 Jan 1991
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Egyptian Air Force acepts first F-16 from Peace Vector III order.
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March
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1 Mar 1991
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Start of Operation Southern Watch, in which F-16s operating from Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia, enforce a no-fly zone over southern Iraq.
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17 Mar 1991
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South Korea orders 120 F-16s (Peace Bridge II).
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April
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5 Apr 1991
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Egypt orders 46 F-16s (Peace Vector IV).
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5 Apr 1991
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Start of Operation Provide Comfort I, in which F-16s enforce a no-fly zone over northern Iraq.
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June
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5 Jun 1991
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Operational F-16s of the Florida Air National Guard fire live AIM-7 missiles for the first time in successful tests at Tyndall AFB, Florida.
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11 Jun 1991
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IDFAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Marbel III order.
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July
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4 Jul 1991
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Forth Worth receives first major subcontracts for FS-X development work to be performed in the United States for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan.
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5 Jul 1991
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U.S. Air Force awards contract to begin MLU full-scale development effort.
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24 Jul 1991
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Start of Operation Provide Comfort II, in which F-16s enforce a no-fly zone over northern Iraq.
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August
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14 Aug 1991
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The Justice Department accused General Electric of fraud for billing the Pentagon $30 million for the non-existent sale of F-16 parts to the Israeli military.
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September
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27 Sep 1991
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Last of 160 BAF F-16s, #FA-136, rolls off the SABCA production line.
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October
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30 Oct 1991
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AFTI/F-16 completes its 500th flight.
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31 Oct 1991
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First production F-16C block 50 (#90-0801) is delivered to the USAF at Fort Worth, where it will remain until early 1992 for tasks related to fleet introduction.
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November
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3 Nov 1991
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Congress approves 1992 defense budget providing for procurement of 48 USAF F-16s in FY 92, with advance funding for 24 in FY 93.
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30 Nov 1991
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PAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Gate III order, but the aircraft are embargoed.
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December
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1991
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Delivery is made of 3,000th F-16.
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4 Dec 1991
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Thailand orders 18 F-16s (Peace Naresuan III).
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