F-16 Fighting Falcon - Long-sleeve T-shirt BBMF Avro Lancaster being replaced by the Hunter

being replaced by the Hunter and Lightning

originally built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as commercial aircraft in the mid 1930s

This aircraft is essentially a dogfighter

mainly as an air superiority fighter in Africa

F-16 Fighting Falcon - Long-sleeve T-shirt BBMF Avro Lancaster being replaced by the HunterGeneral Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon The USAF took delivery of the F 16 in 1978 and the aircraft has proved to be one of its most successful fighters with many variants produced for export. The US Airforce Reserve and Air National Guard also operate the F 16. Eventually the F 16 will be replaced by the Lockheed Martin F 35 Lighting II.