Aircraft Photo of A69-7213 / 97213 | McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #30497
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:A69-7213
Alternate Serial:97213
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
C/n (msn):3871
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Richmond / New South WalesMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSRI   IATA: XRH   Local: -   Other: -
Event:RAAF 50th Anniversary Air Display Richmond 1971
 
Photo Date:4 April 1971
Photo from:David Carter Collection
Photo ID: 30497
Photo Comment

A69-7213 was one of 24 F-4Es leased by the RAAF to cover delays in the delivery of its General Dynamics F-111s. The A69 prefix was issued out of sequence (the F-111s were A8 and the highest prefix a the end of 2017 was A54) for administrative purposes only and never applied to the aircraft. -7213 was returned to the USAF in October 1972 and later modified into an F-4G. It was lost on a training mission when it flew into Mount Moncayo, Spain on March 13, 1980. Peter Ricketts photo

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