VF-161 was based at Atsugi in Japan and deployed to the USS Midway throughout much of the 1970s. It operated all USN Phantom models, from F-4B, through F-4N and F-4J to F-4S. The unit's F-4Ns were replaced by F-4Js in 1977, with the F-4Ns going into storage, including this one on 20 October 1977.
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