Aircraft Photo of 153878 | McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II | USA - Marines | AirHistory.net #285886
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:153878
Military Code:DB-5
Other Marks:3878
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
C/n (msn):2457
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
Unit Markings:VMFA-235
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:1975
Photo from:Jonathan Verschuuren Collection
Photo ID: 285886
Photo Comment

This F-4J crashed into sea off southern California on 31 January 1979 after a mid-air collision with TA-4J 154288 (while being operated by VF-121). Based at Kaneohe Bay, but probably somewhere else given VMFAT-101 aircraft in the back. Possibly Yuma.

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