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The German Air Force retired its last operational F-4F Phantom IIs on 29 June 2013. [20] The Phantoms' retirement was attended by a crowd of 130,000 people at an open day at Wittmundhafen Air Base. German F-4F Phantoms flew 279,000 hours from entering service on 31 August 1973 to retirement on 29 June 2013. [21]
Luke Air Force Base (IATA: LUF, ICAO: KLUF, FAA LID: LUF) is a United States Air Force base in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. [2] It is located 7 miles (6.1 nmi ; 11 km ) west of the central business district of Glendale , and 15 miles (13 nmi; 24 km) west of Phoenix .
63-7407 – Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California. First F-4C Accepted for testing by the US Air Force. [46] F-4C #64-0813 on display at Eglin AFB. 63-7408 – Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida. [citation needed] 63-7415 – Texas Air Museum - Stinson Chapter, Stinson Municipal Airport, San Antonio ...
A Turkish Air Force F-4E Phantom II aircraft with 50th flight year special livery in valley passage. On 24 February 2015, two RF-4Es crashed in the Malatya region in the southeast of Turkey, under yet unknown circumstances, killing both crew of two each. [176] [177] [178] On 5 March 2015, an F-4E-2020 crashed in central Anatolia killing both crew.
A US Air Force QF-4E Phantom takes off during a heritage demonstration in 2007. Following the test and evaluation of loaned Navy F-4Bs, the first production F-4C was delivered to U.S. Air Force in November 1963. The 4453rd Combat Crew Training Wing at MacDill AFB was the first unit to receive the Phantoms.
In 1981, the 924th was transferred back to TAC and realigned as the 924th Tactical Fighter Group, converting to the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II. With the mission change, the 924th was reassigned to the Air Force Reserve's 301st Tactical Fighter Wing at Carswell Air Force Base, while the 924th remained at Bergstrom. The 924th trained with the F-4D ...
It was the first unit of the JASDF to fly the F-4. On February 25, the first operational conversation course for F-4EJ pilots was started. The 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron was founded at Hyakuri Air Base on October 16, 1973 as a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries F-4EJ Phantom II squadron. [4]
Although gradual retirement of F-4 units started in 2017, a number of aircraft are still operational in multi-role missions with the 338 Squadron ”Ares” and the 339 Squadron "Ajax” based at Andravida Air Base. [10] The F-4E Phantom II PI2000 (AUP) has also been certified for use of GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs. F-4E Terminator 2020