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February
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21 Feb 1992
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Last of 213 RNLAF F-16s, #J-021, rolls off the Fokker production line.
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March
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4 Mar 1992
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Turkey orders 40 F-16s (Peace Onyx II).
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April
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2 Apr 1992
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Worldwide F-16 fleet surpasses four million flight hours.
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9 Apr 1992
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Maiden flight of the VISTA/F-16 variable in-flight simulator testbed aircraft.
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10 Apr 1992
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First Pakistani aircraft: F-16A (#90-943) and F-16B (#90-948) arrive at AMARC under designations AAFG0001 & AAFG0002. They are the first of 28 Peace Gate III & IV aircraft to be embargoed.
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May
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14 May 1992
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First production F-16D block 50 (#90-0834) is delivered to the USAF.
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June
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2 Jun 1992
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Air force Secretary Donald Rice endorses continued procurement of USAF F-16s through the 1990s with additional technology and capability upgrades.
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September
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1 Sep 1992
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USAF Secretary reaffirms plan to continue F-16 procurement for at least the next few years. Announcement calls for 24 aircraft annually.
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3 Sep 1992
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Taiwan orders 150 F-16s (Peace Fenghuang) becoming the 18th customer.
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30 Sep 1992
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307th Fighter Squadron officially moves from Homestead AFB, Florida to Moody AFB, Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Andrew.
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October
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1 Oct 1992
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Congress is notified of the MLU production phase for the European air forces, following Secretary of Defense Cheney's decision to continue U.S. participation in the development program.
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3 Oct 1992
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Congress approves funding for 24 USAF F-16s in fiscal 1993. Authorization for $68 million in advance procurement funding for 24 F-16s in 1994 is tied to completion of two studies on tactical aircraft requirements, as is funding for other major aircraft programs.
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21 Oct 1992
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BAF pilot Jean-Marie Toutou Toussaint is the first to reach 3,000 hours on the F-16.
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29 Oct 1992
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First production F-16C block 52 (#90-0809) is delivered to the USAF.
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November
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1 Nov 1992
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USAF Thunderbirds convert to F-16C/D model.
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27 Nov 1992
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An F-16 of the Venezuela air force shoots down an AT-27 during the Air Force coup.
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30 Nov 1992
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First production F-16D block 52 (#90-0839) is delivered to the USAF.
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December
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1 Dec 1992
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Greece orders 40 F-16s (Peace Xenia II).
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27 Dec 1992
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USAF F-16D #90-0778 from the 19th TFS, piloted by LTC Gary North of the 33rd TFS shoots down an Iraqi Mig-25 in UN-restricted airspace over southern Iraq, marking the first USAF F-16 kill and the first AMRAAM kill.
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