F-16 Block 15 FAV

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F-16 Block 15 FAV

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General Dynamics F-16A/B Block 15 OCU Venezuelan Air Force

This model represents the F-16 A/B in service with the Venezuelan Air Force since 1983 to present date

Venezuela was the first Latin-American country who got permission from the US to buy F-16s. They stayed the sole operator in Southern America untill Chile received their new F-16s in the course of 2005.

Peace Delta

In May 1982, the government of Venezuela signed an agreement to buy 18 block 15 F-16A's and six Block 15 F-16B's to replace the fleet of Mirage III interceptors and Mirage 5 ground-attack aircraft serving with the Fuerza Aérea Venezolana. This purchase was under the Peace Delta Foreign Military Sales program. The original intent was for an order of up to 72 aircraft, but budget restraints lowered that number to 24.

However, the Venzuelan order was not approved immediately because the US government wanted to sell Venezuela the F-16/79 (a slightly degraded F-16 version developed for export orders) instead. In 1983, the US government abandoned its hopes of selling the F-16/79, and finally approved the sale of the F100-powered F-16s to Venezuela

The FAV accepted its first aircraft in September 1983. FAV F-16s wear an attractive green/brown color scheme, with the insignia of the Aviacion de Combate (Combat Aviation) on the tail and roundels on the wings. A four-digit serial is painted on the fuselage just below the tail fin.

Of the original 24 aircraft that Venezuela bought, three have crashed: the first two, due to engine failure, and the second one, an F-16B, crashed during a maneuver on an air show at Base Aerea El Libertador, where Grupo 16 is based. In this accident, the first and second commander of the squadron where killed. The Venezuelan Air Force was looking for US government approval to replace these two aircraft and was planning to overhaul and update the remaining 22 airframes. At the end of October 1997, the US government approved the sale of the two F-16s, as well as an upgrade packet including the F-100-PW-220E. However, the purchase of the two attrition airframes has been halted until further notice.

Source: F-16.net ( https://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article25.html)

Instalation:
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Put the content of the objects/ folder in your mod folder.

Crédits : 
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3d Model, Hi-res Template: Viper Team, Dave and Co.
Weapons: Ravenclaw007
Ini edit, textures: angelp

This addon is and will in all cases remain freeware, and is only allowed to be available here in Combat Ace

Released under Combat Ace Fair-Use terms

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• Submitter
  angelp
• Submitted
  12/05/2021
• Category
  F-16