Assigned to the NAEW&CF

to Turkey as 3027

Written off 8 October 2019., it crashed into a wooded area near Zemmer, north of Trier (Germany). The pilot ejected, but was injured and taken to hospital. The F-16 with callsign "Warhawk 11" issued an emergency (squawk 7700) but it has been suggested that it could have been the wing man of the aircraft in trouble. The USAF Accident Investigation Board Report was released on 11 February, 2020. A combination of partail electrical power loss and poor weather immediately after take-off caused the pilot to eject and the US$ 25,551,000 F-16 came down 8 nautical miles south of Spangdahlem.

Pictured during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was the during the maiden cruise of the Truman.

Former 81st FS. On this day, Spangdahlem air base (Germany) said goodbye to its venerable F-4G Phantom II. The final four Wild Weasels left the air base, bound for CONUS. An early morning visit to the flightline, taxiway and runway yield the quartet F-4s, including this 259 which was fully unmarked in its Egypt One color scheme. The F-4 was stored at AMARG from 28 February 1996 up to 30 July 1997 with inventory code FP1020. It was selected for the QF-4G program, and after conversion it was assigned to the 82nd ATRS and eventually shot down over the Gulf of Mexico as target drone on 23 May 2000.

On this day, Spangdahlem air base (Germany) said goodbye to its venerable F-4G Phantom II. The final four Wild Waesels left the air base, bound for CONUS. An early morning visit to the flightline, taxiway and runway yield the quartet F-4s, including this 558. This Wild Weasel was scrapped by HVF West, Tucson (AZ) by mid 2018 after a storage period at 309th AMARG, with inventory code FP1033, from 26 March 1996 up to 6 June 2018.