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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:QF-4N Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:150412 USN
    Construction Number:0198
    Compressed ID:McDonnell QF-4N sn 150412 USN cn 01...
    Latest Owner or Location:Weapons Survivability Lab, NCC China Lake (North), Ridgecrest, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4B-12-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    10 July 1962

    First flight.

    28 August 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 150412.

    From By 1964 to 1965

    Transferred to VF-96.
    Operated with markings: NG-60X

    By 1969

    Transferred to VMFA-531.
    Operated with markings: EC-18

    By May 1970

    Transferred to VMFA-122.
    Operated with markings: DC-16

    24 August 1973

    Converted to a F-4N by McDonnell Douglas at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    By October 1974

    Transferred to VMFA-314.
    Operated with markings: VW-1

    October 1974


    Photographer: J.P. Loomis
    Notes: Taken at Mather AFB, California

    By March 1982

    Transferred to VF-21.
    Operated with markings: NK-202

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 8F0079.

    Converted to a QF-4N.

    To Weapons Survivability Lab, NCC China Lake (North), Ridgecrest, CA.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data by William R Peake
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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