Former Louisiana ANG Phantom helping California change over from the Convair F-106 Delta Dart. The Louisiana "Coonass Militia" titles have been over painted on the fin leading edge and for some reason, the fuselage star and bar applied upside down. Retired to AMARC June 1988, the forward fuselage was rescued from National Aircraft's Scrap yard and refurbished to be a mobile display in USAF Thunderbirds markings.

The actual identity of this aircraft is US Navy F-4B BuNo 149421. The false ID is actually an F-16B.

Operated by VF-51 Fighter Squadron recently based on the USS F.D. Roosevelt. Taken whilst visiting Cecil Field Naval Air Station near Jacksonville Florida

F-4D Phantom II of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath Suffolk.

Operated by the 6512 Test Squadron of the AF Flight Test Center based at Edwards.

Ex VF-21 aboard USS Ranger. Preserved by the then Champlin Fighter Museum at Mesa.

Taken soon after delivery to RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, for operation by the based 81 Tactical Fighter Wing. It retains the all-grey factory finish and buzz code FJ-855.

California ANG RF-4C (nearest left) in storage with several other types visible in the background.

Operated by 81 Tactical Fighter Wing and based at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Preserved at the Volk Field museum wearing the initial USAF F-4 all-grey scheme of the mid sixties and with the "Niagara Falls" legend of the NY ANG.

The Midland Air Museum seems to have a very restricted space to display their exhibits and this example has been stored this way for many years

This early Phantom (original designation F4H-1F) set a low-altitude speed record, still unbeaten, on 28.8.61, when Lts Huntington Hardisty (pilot) and Earl De Esch (RIO) flew her at 903 mph over a 3 km low-altitude course at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The maximum altitude reached was only 125 ft, fully living up to the project name - Sageburner. 145307 is seen here at the NASM's storage facility with B-29 'Enola Gay'

There are plenty of images on the internet of an F-4 in the Speyer museum pretending to be 153072, but this is the real Blue Angels ship #1 and was only the second production F-4J. Written off in a collision with 153081 (ship #4) at NAS Lakehurst, NJ on 26.7.73 - just two months after this photo - during a practice session

Preserved on a roundabout on the east side of Torrejón town, near the Shell petrol station Soto del Henares.