Aircraft Photo of 66-8714 / AF66-714 | McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #307534
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:66-8714
Alternate Serial:AF66-714
Military Code:SP
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II
C/n (msn):2491
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:23 TFS / 52 TFW / USAFE
Location
City / Airport:Greenham Common (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGVI   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:IAT - International Air Tattoo 1981
 
Photo Date:28 June 1981
Photo by:Don Gilham
Photo ID: 307534
Photo Comment

F-4D LORAN Mod - the following information from the excellent site www.f-4nl : AN/ARN-92 LORAN-D equipment was fitted to Pave Phantom F-4Ds. They could be identified by a rather prominent "towel-rail" antenna on the upper rear fuselage behind the rear cockpit. A total of 72 aircraft from blocks 32 and 33 were so equipped. In Vietnam, the primary mission of these Pave Phantom F-4Ds was the seeding of the Ho Chi Minh trail with sensors, which required the precise nighttime navigational capability provided by LORAN.

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