F-16 Falcon USAF Thunderbirds U.S. Army It is modeled after the

It is modeled after the F-15D that Chuck Yeager flew

1942 when the 23rd Group was officially activated

which was regarded as having the most elaborate personal markings of the war

but lacked the self-sealing tanks

F-16 Falcon USAF Thunderbirds U.S. Army It is modeled after theF 16 Thunderbird airplane model. In an air combat role, the F 16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. In an air to surface role, the F 16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy,