| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 155749 |
| Military Code: | MF-03 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 2942 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMFA-134 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Santa Ana - El Toro MCAS (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNZJ IATA: - Local: NZJ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 124728 |
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This F-4S of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 134 "Smoke" was retired in 1988 and rebuild as QF-4S after storage at MCAS Cherry Point (NC). The Phantom was delivered to the Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu late 1999. Planned to become an unmanned future aerial target, things went different for this airframe as it crashed with modex 124 on 20 April 2002 during the airshow of NAS Point Mugu (CA). This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 February 2019, and has since been viewed 17140 times. |