| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 69-7556 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF69556 |
| Other Marks: | AF-147 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 4002 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mojave - Air and Space PortMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMHV IATA: MHV Local: MHV Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1997 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 642108 |
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Built in 1969 as an F-4E-44-MC. Converted to F-4G Wild Weasel standard as an anti-SAM aircraft in 1980. Issued in 1981 to the 81st TFS / 52nd TFW at Spangdahlem AFB, Germany. Still showing elements of the markings of its last user unit - the 561st TFS at Nellis AFB, Nevada - with the squadron badge on the forward engine intake and part of the yellow and black chequered tailband remaining at the top of the rudder. In 1997 converted to QF-4G target drone AF-147 by Tracor Flight Systems. Transferred to Tyndall AFB, Florida. Shot down in a missile test over the Gulf of Mexico on 7 April 1999. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 January 2024, and has since been viewed 198 times. |