| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 153839 |
| Military Code: | NG-102 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 2227 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sikeston - Memorial MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSIK IATA: SIK Local: SIK Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 2017 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 114451 |
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This Phantom had the distinction of flying with the US Navy Blue Angels 1972-1974, The fighter was transferred to the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) located at NAS Patuxent River, MD when the team re-equipped with A-4 Skyhawks. It kept the Blue Angels color scheme until finally repainted in standard operational colors during 1985.The aircraft is presently the on loan from National Naval Aviation Museum, marked as a VF-96 fighter aboard the USS Enterprise, and displayed at Sikeston Veterans Park adjacent to the airport. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 December 2018, and has since been viewed 1103 times. |