| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 62-12201 |
| Alternate Serial: | 62201 |
| Military Code: | OO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell GRF-4C Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 268 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rantoul - National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: TIP Other: - |
| Collection: | Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum |
| Photo Date: | 28 August 2002 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 426681 |
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Second RF-4C built. It was converted on the McDonnell assembly line from a USN F4H-1 to a YRF-110A Spectre, later redesignated a RF-4C. Used for development testing of GE J79 engines. Transferred to Chanute AFB as a ground instructional airframe June 1978 and redesignated GRF-4C. Transferred to the Octave Chanute Museum in the early 1990s when the base closed. When the museum closed in 2015 it was transferred to the Regional Military Museum in Houma, LA. where it is on display. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 January 2022, and has since been viewed 203 times. |