| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 153030 |
| Military Code: | NE-101 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-4N Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 1557 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-21 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | San Diego / USS Midway Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Collection: | USS Midway Museum |
| Photo Date: | 24 August 2009 |
| Photo by: | Coert van Breda |
| Photo ID: | 821471 |
| Photo Comment |
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The names on the cockpit refer to VF-21 crew CDR Thomas C. Page / LT. John C. Smith Jr, who - when flying F-4B-19-MC 151488 / NE-101 from the USS Midway - shot down the first North Vietnamese MiG-17 on June 17th, 1965 This photo is copyright © Coert van Breda, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 June 2025, and has since been viewed 59 times. |