F-105D with the Thunderstick II mod sits in the static line at the 1980 Norton show. Only 30 D models received this modification.

Photographer: David Menard

One of 18 F-105s deployed to Nörvenich under Coronet Poker in August 1977. Photo by Hans Rijsdijk.

Coronet Poker brought 18 Thunderchiefs from 457 TFS and 465 TFS to Nörvenich AB in Germany in August 1977. This one is still alive: preserved at Forth Worth. Photo by Hans Rijsdijk.

This F-4E was later converted to QF-4E.

This aircraft was delivered to Turkey in May 1991.

One of the 72 Pave Phantoms, equipped with the AN/ARN-92 LORAN-D system, easily recognized from the antenna on the fuselage. This modification had been carried out for operations in the Vietnam war but remained in place after the war was over.

This F-4E flew with the 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron from Carswell AFB (TX). This base was later renamed to Naval Air Station , Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The 457th, part of the Air Force Reserves (AFRes) flew with the squadron until March 1991 after which is was stored at Davis Monthan (as FP0622). In 2007 it was selected for the QF-4E programme and delivered to the 82d Aerial Targets Squadron (ATRS) at Tyndall in 2008. The Phantom was shot down (unmanned) over the Gulf of Mexico on 11 March 2010. Check the 7th Bomb Wing B-52Hs on the back ground, these were also based at Carswell.

A "Spads" F-4E at the flight line of Carswell AFB (TX) in Aug'89. The 457th started to fly the F-4D in 1981 and converted to the F-4E in 1987. These birds were swapped to F-16A/B Block 25 in 1991. The tailcode of the F-4Es stands for "Texas Humpbacks" (the F-16s now fly with TX tailcode). This 67-0392 is marked with two MiG-kills and a fine Texas flag over the intake. While operating with the 469th TFS from Korat, Thailand, this F-4E shot down a MiG-19 (or J-6) with an AIM-7E-2 "Sparrow" on 2 September 1972 and out manoeuvered a MiG-19 (or J-6) on 6 October 1972 that subsequently crashed.