90-0776, 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers", 23rd Wing, Pope Air Force Base, NC (1995)

The original 90-0776 was built as a F-16C Bl. 40K assigned to various unit across the Airforce.  Represented here is the aircraft with the 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" as it appeared in 1995 leaving Pope Air Force base to be reassigned to Cannon AFB and the 524th Fighter Squadron.  Lt Col Rich "Cutty" Ely's name is marked as pilot with C/C  SSgt Rich Amos.  This aircraft was widely regarded as an "excellent" aircraft by pilots and maintainers alike.  It was a "Code 1 flier".  Unfortunately this aircraft was lost during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom on 27 November 2006.  

A depiction of 90-0776, a F-16C Bl. 40K as it would of appeared with the 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" in 1995 as it left Pope AFB, NC for Cannon AFB, NM.