"Lethal Lady", also known as the Here, Hussein, Surprise!!!, is the name of the F-16C Block 25 Fighting Falcon that has the distinction of being the longest flying F-16 Fighting Falcon. It flew over 7,200 hours. It is currently not flying with any unit. It last flew with the 134th Fighter Squadron

134th Fighter Squadron

The 134th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Vermont Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 158th Fighter Wing.-Lineage:...

, of the 158th Fighter Wing

158th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force's 158th Fighter Wing is a fighter unit located at Burlington International Airport, in Burlington, Vermont.-Mission:...

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History

When it rolled off the production line in 1983, the F-16C, serial number 83-1165 was state of the art. Over the years, it has seen action over the skies of New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 and the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

. After much debate, it has been decided upon that its future will be that of a museum. It was retired on November 14th, 2008 and it currently is displayed at the entrance to the Vermont Air National Guard

Vermont Air National Guard

The Vermont Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Vermont. It is, along with the Vermont Army National Guard, an element of the Vermont National Guard.-158th Fighter Wing:The 158th Fighter Wing was formed in 1946...

's Burlington station. Eventually, officials say, the plane will find a home with the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...

's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 's annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States....

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Previous Units

• 33d Tactical Fighter Squadron (May, 1985-December, 1991)
• 163rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (December, 1991-June, 1994)
• 134th Fighter Squadron
  134th Fighter Squadron
  The 134th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Vermont Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 158th Fighter Wing.-Lineage:...
  
   (June, 1994-November, 2008)

Deployment History

• Operation Desert Storm (1991) (42 Missions, 1 MiG Kill, nicknamed:Here, Hussein, Surprise!!!)
• Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004)
• Operation Iraqi Freedom (2006)
• Operation Iraqi Freedom (2007)

External links

• Photos of the "Lethal Lady"