| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 153076 |
| Other Marks: | 6 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-4J Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 1567 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Bentwaters (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVJ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Bentwaters Armed Forces Day 1973 |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1973 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 21392 |
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Another shot of Blue Angels ship '6' - this time plus '5', which was Bu Aer 153876 (c/n 2450) - lost 7.8.73 during airshow at Lake Charles, LA. Pilot ejected safely, but shortly after the Blue Angels transitioned to the more manageable A-4. Look at the serial numbers - they happened to be almost a mirror image too! It may appear like a Photoshop clone job, but I can assure everyone it's straight from the slide. Quite a performance for big heavy jets This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 November 2017, and has since been viewed 1413 times. |