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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:GF-4D Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:66-7518 USAF
    Construction Number:2040
    Compressed ID:McDonnell GF-4D sn 66-7518 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Charles B Hall Airpark, Tinker AFB (north side), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4D-30-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    8 February 1967

    First flight.

    15 March 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-7518.

    Circa 1967

    Transferred to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Air Base, Thailand.

    1969

    Transferred to 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.

    1969

    Transferred to 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat AB, Republic of Vietnam.

    From 1970 to 1971

    Transferred to 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat Air Base, South Vietnam.

    1981

    Transferred to 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Taegu Air Base, South Korea.

    By June 1986

    Transferred to 465th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 507th Tactical Fighter Group (AFRES), Tinker AFB, OK.
    Operated with markings: SH

    1 October 1988

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.

    Transferred to Sheppard AFB, TX.
    Assigned as ground trainer.

    Converted to a GF-4D.

    Transferred to Tinker AFB, OK.
    Assigned as damage repair trainer.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    Loaned to 72 ABW/XPX, Tinker AFB, OK.

    October 1996

    Placed on display with Charles B Hall Airpark, Tinker AFB (north side), Oklahoma City, OK.
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    4 April 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    12 July 2015


    Photographer: Tom Tessier

    4 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Tinker, OK, USA


    Credits
    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
    Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2022 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin

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