1996 USAF Serial Numbers


Last revised September 14, 2007


96-0001/0008		McDonnell Douglas C-17A Lot VIII Globemaster III
				c/n P-33/40
				0002 is "Spirit of the Air Force"
				0005 is "Spirit of John Levitow".
				0006 is "Spirit of Berlin"
				0007 is "Spirit of America's Veterans"
				0008 is "Spirit of the Total Force"

96-0011/0041		Bell OH-58D(I) Lot XIII Kiowa Warrior
				0013 (E Troop 1-17th CAV) w/o May 26, 1999
				00014 (OH-58D(R), note extra digit) crashed in Bosnia May 26, 1999.
				0015 (1-25th Avn) force landed Aug 8, 2004 north of Baghdad,
					Iraq after being hit by RPG.  Crew unhurt, airframe removed
					by US troops.
				00017 (OH-58D(R), note extra digit, E Troop 1/10th CAV) crashed Mar 17, 1998.  W/o.
				0033 (OH-58D(R), C Troop/3/4th Cav) crashed 2.5 mi N of Shindand
					Airfield, Afghanistan Dec 16, 2004.  Crew escaped with minor
					injuries.
				0036 (D Troop 1-10th CAV) damaged Dec 4, 2001
				0040 (D Troop/1-10th Cav) crashed in Iraq Nov 25, 2003 after tail rotor struck ground
					during firing mission.  (AFM 11/2005)
96-0042/0043		Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS
				c/n P-9 and P-10.  Boeing 707 airframes modified by Northrop Grumman as JSTARS aircraft
				0042 (P-9) was 707-347C (CC-137) c/n 20319 delivered in 1970 to Canadian 
					Armed Forces as 13705.  Suffered considerable damage from debris while
					hangared at Northrop Grumman facility, Lake Charles, LA
					Sep 24, 2005 when hangar doors were blown in by Hurricane Rita. AFM 12/2005
				0043 (P-10) was 707-347C (CC-137) c/n 20316 delivered in 1970 to Canadian 
					Armed Forces as 13702, then HR-AMF, EL-AKT.  Damaged in flight with 
					92rd ACW Aug 29, 2001 when waveguide melted due to hydraulic system 
					failure.  Landed safely but heavily damaged. 

96-0080/0085		Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 Fighting Falcon
				c/n CC-202/207
				0085 was first aircraft to go through the first stage of CCIP, indended to give a 
					common cockpit layout throughout the entire USAF fleet.
96-0086/0106		Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 40 Fighting Falcon
				c/n BC-70/BC-90.  To Egypt as 9711/9731, Peace Vector V
96-0107/0111		Cessna UC-35A
				Military version of Citation V Ultra (Model 560).
				c/n 560-404, 410, 415, 420, 426.
				0107 was N5210M
				0109 was N52457
				0110 was N51942.  
96-0112			Beech C-12J Huron
				c/n UE-256.  Ex civilian aircraft N10931

96-0114/0123		Bell OH-58D(I) Kiowa Warrior

96-0200/0205		McDonnell Douglas F-15E-58-MC Strike Eagle
				0200 c/n 1327/E210
				0201 c/n 1331/E211
				0202 c/n 1335/E212
				0203 c/n 1339/E213 (492 FS, 48 FW) skidded off runway on landing at RAF Lakenheath, UK 
					Sept 12, 2000 and broke in half.  Fault was due to improper extension 
					of right main gear which caused tire to stay perpendicular to flight
					path.  Crew of 2 injured. Wreckage moved to Robins AFB, GA Aug 9, 2001.  The 
					aircraft was repaired and is now at Sheppard AFB being used for
					ammunition load training.  Seen at Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa,AZ in
					fully restored configuration, but without its engines.
				0204 c/n 1341/E214
				0205 c/n 1343/E215

96-1004/1008		Lockheed C-130H Hercules
				1004 (c/n 382-5424)
				1005 (c/n 382-5425) of 109th Airlift Sqdn, 133rd Airlift Wing, MN ANG
					landing gear collapsed on landing at Minneapolis-St Paul IAP
					Apr 29, 2004.  Crew of 4 uninjured.
				1006 (c/n 382-5426)
				1007 (c/n 382-5427)
				1008 (c/n 382-5428)

96-3011			Raytheon T-6A Texan II
96-3012/3014		Raytheon T-6A Texan II
				c/n PT-16/18.
				3013 (PT-17) noted 15/6/03 at the Paris Salon d'Aeronautique, Paris/le Bourget, 
					also wearing civil registration N2862B

96-3022/3030		General Atomics RQ-1K/L Predator
				c/n P-014/028  ??
				3022 c/n P-022.  Damaged during System 6 flight test at Indian Springs 
					AFAF, Nevada May 4, 1999.  Crashed Jan 25, 2002 during landing attempt in gusty wind.
				3023 crashed 9/14/2000 following loss of data link from ground station.
				3024 (RQ-1K, 57th Wing) crashed in southern Afghanistan in bad weather Sep 17, 2002.  Pilot
					mistakenly flew the plane into a cloud and lost communication.
				3025 (RQ-1L, 57th Wing) shot down over Iraq Aug 27, 2001.
				3028 (RQ-1L, 11th RS) crashed in Bosnia Mar 30, 2001.
				3029 (c/n P-029, 57th Wing/15th ERS) w/o Jan 1, 2003 in Pakistan.
				3030 (RQ-1L, c/n P-030) on loan to US Navy
				

96-5001/5024		McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Longbow Apache
				Lot 1, c/n PVD001/PVD024.  Remanufactured from earlier AH-64As.
				5001 former AH-64A 85-25387 (PV208)
				5002 former AH-64A 85-25394 (PV215)
				5003 former AH-64A 85-25437 (PV258)
				5004 former AH-64A 85025426 (PV247)
				5005 former AH-64A 83-23821 (PV046)
				5006 former AH-64A 83-23797 (PV022).  W/o Jun 22, 1999 with B Company 1-227th AVN, Ft Bliss, TX.  
					Must have been repaired since it was noted Mar 18, 2003 in acceptance hangar at AH-64D 
					conversion facility, Mesa, AZ
				5007 former AH-64A 83-23787 (PV012)
				5008 former AH-64A 83-23814 (PV039)
				5009 former AH-64A 83-23805 (PV030)
				5010 former AH-64A 83-23800 (PV025)
				5011 former AH-64A 82-23364 (PV010)
				5012 former AH-64A 83-23802 (PV027)
				5013 former AH-64A 83-23810 (PV035)
				5014 former AH-64A 83-23803 (PV028).  With C Company 1-227th AVN, suffered Class B damage at
					Ft Hood, Tx Aug 26, 2002, also 
					damaged Sep 12, 1999
				5015 former AH-64A 85-25361 (PV182)
				5016 former AH-64A 85-25396 (PV217)
				5017 former AH-64A 85-25436 (PV257)
				5018 former AH-64A 85-25424 (PV245)
				5019 former AH-64A 85-25439 (PV260).  Suffered Class B damage with 1-227th AVN Ft Hood, TX Mar 4, 1999.
					Has been repaired, since noted in service Mar 8, 2005 with
					A Coy/1-14th Avn at Hanchey AHP, Fort Rucker, AL
				5020 former AH-64A 84-24264 (PV124).
				5021 former AH-64A 84-24264 (PV124).
				5022 former AH-64A 85-25399 (PV220) 
				5023 former AH-64A 85-25389 (PV210)
				5024 former AH-64A 83-23790 (PV015) 
96-5025/5028		Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Block 52 Fighting Falcon
				C/n DA-9/DA-12.  To Singapore (lease) under Peace Carvin III.   
					Believed being used in USA for training.
				5025 (DA-9) Singapore AF serial is 615
				5026 (DA-10) Singapore AF serial is 612
				5027 (56th FW, 425th FS) crashed on Barry Goldwater Range May 29, 2002.  Pilot ejected safely.
				5028 (56th FW/426th FS on behalf of Singapore AF) crashed south
					of Barry M. Goldwater Range, AZ May 19, 2004 during night
					training flight.  Pilot killed.  Cause determined to be
					pilot error (either G-LOC or spatial disorentation)
96-5029/5036		Lockheed Martin F-16DJ Block 52 Fighting Falcon
				c/n DB-11/DB-18.  To Singapore (lease under Peace Carvin III.
					Believed being used in USA for training
				5029 (DB-11) Singapore AF serial is 694
				5030 noted at Paya Lebar Airshow, Singapore Sep 6-7, 2003 in full Singapore AF livery with serial 695.
				5031 (DB-13) Singapore AF serial is 642.  Noted Mar 2005 in USAF 
					markings with 482nd FS at Cannon
					AFB, presumably for training of Singapore AF pilots.
				5032 (F-16DJ c/n DB-14) Singapore AF serial is 692.
				5033 (c/n DB-15) Singapore AF serial is 632.
				5035 F-16DJ. A photograph 'Air Forces Monthly' magazine shows this painted in USAF marks and 
					based at Luke AFB, AZ for training Singapore AF pilots

96-5081			Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50
				not sure this is real.

96-5300/5302		Lockheed Martin WC-130J Hercules
				c/n 5451/5453
				5300 (c/n 5451) has civil registration of N4232B for testing.
				5301 (c/n 5452) has civil registration of N4107P.
				5302 (c/n 5453) has civil registration of N4161T

96-6046			Airtech CN-235
				Used by USAF 427th SOS

96-6049			Airtech CN-235
				Used by USAF 427th SOS.

96-7322/7325		Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules
				7322 (c/n 382-5431)
				7323 (c/n 382-5432)
				7324 (c/n 382-5433)
				7325 (c/n 382-5434)

96-8153/8154		Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
				Some references have these in FY 1994, but these are probably incorrect.
				8153 (c/n 5454)
				8154 (c/n 5455) reported Aug 2004 with 193rd SOS and rumored to be shortly
					modified to EC-130J



			- Army Serials Start Here -

96-26664/26728		Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk
				26673 to YCH-60 (prototype CH-60S).  TO US Navy as 966673.  SOC Dec 18, 2000.
				26674 c/n 70.2190
				26679 c/n 70.2211
				22680 c/n 70.2206
				22681 c/n 70.2208
				26684 c/n 70.2219
				26685 c/n 70.2214
				26690 c/n 70.2222
				26692 c/n 70.2225
				26695 (2-25th AVN) damaged in Afghanistan Sep 6, 2004.
				26699 (B Co/2-25th Avn) crashed in Gurbuz district of Afghanistan
					Aug 12, 2004 due to mechanical failure. One of 4 crew
					killed, 12 of 14 passengers injured.  (AFM 11/2005)
				26719 c/n 70.2306
				26724 c/n 70.2204
				26725 c/n 70.2205
				26709 and 26710 (both 2-25th AVN) collided over Hawaii Feb 12, 2001 during training exercise in bad
					weather, both crashed.  All 6 crew on the lead helicopter killed.  All 11 in the second were injured
				26664/26692 are listed in FY95 as well. Not sure which one is correct.
96-26729/26740		Sikorsky S-70A Blackhawk