| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 158359 |
| Alternate Serial: | 8359 |
| Military Code: | 104 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas QF-4S Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 4112 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Point Mugu - NAS / Naval Bases Ventura CountyMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNTD IATA: NTD Local: NTD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 1999 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 294570 |
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This Phantom II belonged to the Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu (NWTSPM) and was converted from US Marine Corps F-4S to full scale aerial target for the US Navy. This job was done at NAD Cherry Point (NC) from April 1997. The aircraft was first noted operational as F-4S in March 1998). The rear ejection seat was removed and the aircraft was flown several times by a single pilot over the Pacific Missile Test range. Many QF-4S' were shot down, but 104 was scrapped at home base Point Mugu, as one of the last VX-30 Bloudhounds US Navy Phantoms in the Fall of 2004. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 October 2020, and has since been viewed 475 times. |