Iraqi commander’s F-16 in Arizona

Nate Leong PHOTOGRAPHED AT Tucson International Airport, Arizona on July 8, F-16C Block 52 1615 (12- 0012) wears the markings of the commander of the Iraqi Air Force’s 9 Squadron ‘Panthers’. The aircraft was taking part in a drill weekend for the Arizona ANG and flying missions with Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s throughout the two-day period. Four Iraqi F-16Cs remain at Tucson for crew training and another is still with Nate Leong the manufacturer.