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Yep, this is part of the report on that one.....Hill recieved the acft in april'79 and planted it in the dirt in Oct. '79 Crashed in Nevada due to an engine problem. An MOT&E aircraft piloted by Paul R. was lost as it ran out of flight control authority. The pilot was simply rocking the wings...

I was part of the team that has to stabilize wreckage (now its all civilian)...we used just plain wal-mart brand floor wax to seal the fibers for transport. There is no destroying the stuff, burning it only releases the fibers, storing it only lets it break down and release fibers....alot of it...

The crash was about 16 Sept 1997, and all the pieces that he has have been exposed to salt water which is grounds for a complete write off (the 2nd jet in the crash was repaired and flown till some time between 2003-2007 when it was sent to the boneyard), are old tech (as far as the f-16 goes)...

Forgot to add bedore, don't mess with the carbon on the leading edge of that thing, bonding agents were not as good back in '84 as they are now. Those carbon particles will embed in your skin and lungs, can cause alot off health issues. Pour regular floor wax on any exposed areas, it'll prevent...

Just for info on this old post...here is the mishap report for this crash. Collided with an F-16C (84-1286) from the same squadron over the Atlantic just off the coast. The two aircraft were to rendezvous just after take-off. There destination was Whiskey-107, an ocean training area located 40...