| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 145307 |
| Other Marks: | AD-180 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-4A Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 8 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Silver Hill / NASM Garber Facility [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Maryland, United States |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility (Silver Hill) |
| Photo Date: | September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 2604 |
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This early Phantom (original designation F4H-1F) set a low-altitude speed record, still unbeaten, on 28.8.61, when Lts Huntington Hardisty (pilot) and Earl De Esch (RIO) flew her at 903 mph over a 3 km low-altitude course at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The maximum altitude reached was only 125 ft, fully living up to the project name - Sageburner. 145307 is seen here at the NASM's storage facility with B-29 'Enola Gay' This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 July 2017, and has since been viewed 1281 times. |