![Aircraft Photo of 68-0560 | McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #290889](/photos/0290889.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 68-0560 |
Military Code: | Z17 |
Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II |
C/n (msn): | 3422 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Unit Markings: | 17 TRS / 26 TRW |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | FlorennesMap |
Country: | Belgium |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EBFS IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Royal Flush 1973 |
Photo Date: | 14 June 1973 |
Photo from: | Jonathan Verschuuren Collection |
Photo ID: | 290889 |
Photo Comment |
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This RF-4C has a white tail and the markings Z17, indicating the 17th TRS and its home base of Zweibrücken. These markings were applied for the 1973 Royal Flush recce exercise at Florennes. The serial is visible on the nosewheel door. This Phantom crashed on 27 april 1979 in England, while operating with the 10th TRW. This photo was added on 20 October 2020, and has since been viewed 669 times. |