| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 65-0736 |
| Alternate Serial: | 50736 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 1795 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 111 FIS |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Houston - EllingtonMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KEFD IATA: EFD Local: EFD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 1989 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 309872 |
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Check the AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile underneath the fuselage. The Sparrow was the West's principal Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile from the late 1950s until the 1990s. The yellow stripe marking on this Sparrow denote the missile is a high explosive hazard, or a live missile as it is called. The 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was part of the Texas Air National Guard. In December 1989, only some months after this picture was taken, the 111th FIS started receiving F-16C/D Fighting Falcons to replace their F-4Ds. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 December 2020, and has since been viewed 644 times. |