McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II, 69-7295 / 3975, US Air Force
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Registration: 69-7295
Construction Number: 3975
Code Number: SP
Military Unit: 81TFS 52TFW
Model McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: RAF Mildenhall (MHZ / EGUN), UK - England
Airshow: Mildenhall - Air Fete - 1991
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 25/05/1991
Date Submitted: 13/04/2010
Spangdahlem based Wild Weasel Phantom photographed at the much missed Mildenhall Air Fete of 1991. When this photograph was taken the F-4G was in the twilight of her operational career having already been replaced by the Block 30/32 F-16C/D Fighting Falcons in the 52nd TFW's other two squadrons. In late 1990 however, the 81st TFS remained a Phantom unit and deployed twenty-four aircraft to Shaika Isa Air Base, Bahrain for combat operations during Operation Desert Storm. This particular F-4G was originally built as an F-4E and was one of the initial batch of 115 aircraft converted to F-4G standard. She was withdrawn from use on the 26th March 1996 and was placed into storage at AMARC with the inventory code FP1030.
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