Red Flag 83-2: 16th Tac Reconaissance Squadron

[Old Viper Tester]

RF-4Cs of the 16th Tac Recce Squadron, 363rd Tac Fighter Wing out of Shaw AFB, at Nellis AFB for Red Flag 83-2, January 1983.

 

66-0470

 

66-0473

 

 

66-0476, still wearing the old "JO" tail code

 

66-0465

 

EDIT: 

Had some additional input on these jets. The 363rd was in transition for a couple of years before this event, slowly transitioning from a recce wing to a fighter wing: 

  - The wing was redesignated as a Tac Fighter Wing in 1981

  - The 62TRS was transferred to the 67TRW at Bergstrom AFB in 1982. The 33TRS was inactivated in 1982 and her RF-4Cs were either consolidated in the 16TRS or sent to the 67TRW at Bergstrom AFB.

  - The 16TRS gave up their red and black/white checks tail band for the red tail band previously used by the 62nd in late 1982.

 

F-16 squadrons began being assigned to the 363rd, the RF-4Cs were retired in 1989, and the 363rd assumed the identity of the 20th Fighter Wing 1993.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sven

Edited December 7, 2019 by Old Viper Tester
Corrected information