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Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Balad, Iraq, passed 6,000 flying hours during two recent Operation Iraqi Freedom combat missions. Lt. Col. Mark Cline, commander of the 421st EFS, and Capt. Nick Edwards flew aircraft numbers 88-0471 and 88-0428, as the first Block 40 F-16s achieved this flying milestone in combat. Only one other Block 40 F-16 in the US Air Force inventory has reached the 6,000 flying-hour mark. Both aircraft are assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah. Both F-16s supported Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.
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