| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 153072 |
| Military Code: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-4J Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 1506 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Bentwaters (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVJ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Bentwaters Armed Forces Day 1973 |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1973 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 2229 |
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There are plenty of images on the internet of an F-4 in the Speyer museum pretending to be 153072, but this is the real Blue Angels ship #1 and was only the second production F-4J. Written off in a collision with 153081 (ship #4) at NAS Lakehurst, NJ on 26.7.73 - just two months after this photo - during a practice session This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 July 2017, and has since been viewed 1549 times. |