Take Flight with the F-16 Warbird

By Gary Householder

When the smoke clears and the vinyl’s set just right, what you’ve got isn’t just a wrapped jet, it’s a resurrection, a reawakening, a war cry on wings.

Down in the sun-bleached grit of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the crew at Fried Color doesn’t just slap stickers on cars. Nah, we’re more like rockstars with torches, laying down sheets of vinyl across history’s most badass machines. We've even laid vinyl on some heavy metal at this very museum before—including an F-86 Sabre, an F-89 Scorpion, and the legendary P-51 Red Tail, all of which were featured in the November 2024 issue of WrapFam Unleashed.

And our latest gig? Giving a retired F-16A Fighting Falcon, now proudly sporting the call sign “Warbird,” a makeover so fierce it leaves scorch marks on the memory and still makes grown airmen pause.

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