| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 72-1282 |
| Alternate Serial: | 21282 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 4790 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force / USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Utrecht - SoesterbergMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHSB IATA: UTC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 April 1976 |
| Photo from: | Jonathan Verschuuren Collection |
| Photo ID: | 287926 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Phantom is seen here on its delivery flight to Germany where it became 3872. It later returned to the US, to operate from Holloman AFB, training German pilots. It was repainted in USAF colourscheme and the serial 72-1282 was re-applied. Unfortunately, this aircraft was lost on 14 October 1998 in a mid-air collision with another German Phantom over the White Sands missile range. This photo was added on 11 October 2020, and has since been viewed 325 times. |