| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 66-0291 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 2341 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | Thunderbirds |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Upper Heyford (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUA IATA: UHF Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Armed Forces Day 1971 |
| Photo Date: | 19 June 1971 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 21922 |
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Thunderbirds ship # 4 was the slot machine that always caught the exhaust soot from the rest of the formation. Back in 1960 a decision had been made to allow the tail of #4 to remain black, although never painted as such. The Thunderbirds graduated to the heavy Phantom from the F-100D in 1969 and relinquished them in favour of T-38's in 1974 after a break thanks to the 1973 oil crisis. 66-0291 went into storage at Davis Monthan in 1991 as an NF-4E after test use at Edwards and removed for scrap 5.11 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 November 2017, and has since been viewed 479 times. |