| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 74-1048 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF74-048 |
| Military Code: | SP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 4831 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 480 TFS / 52 TFW |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Utrecht - SoesterbergMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHSB IATA: UTC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 544627 |
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The last F-4E Phantom II flight to Soesterberg air base took place on 6 March 1987. Two F-4Es of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron were used for this flight. Strikingly, this 74-1048 was a Soesterberg based 32nd TFS "Wolfhounds" aircraft in older days!. This 048 was moved to AMARC on 25 June 1992 and received inventory code FP0868. It was selected for QF-4E conversion, moved from AMARC in March 2001 and flown to BAE Systems at Mojave (CA) in July 2011. It was rebuilt to QF-4E, Lot 9 and shot down while in service of the 82nd ATRS at Tyndall on 16 October 2002. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 February 2023, and has since been viewed 910 times. |