| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 69-7209 |
| 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-4G Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 3865 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 23 TFS |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Reims - Champagne (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFSR IATA: RHE Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Portes Ouvertes de Reims 1991 |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1991 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 593998 |
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Built as an F-4E and transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force as 97209. Returned from Down-Under and rebuilt to F-4G Wild Weasel. It served the USAFE with the 52nd TFW from Spangdahlem (Germany) before it was transferred to the 35th TFW at George AFB (CA, with tailcode WW). Withdrawn from service on 8 May 1992 and stored at AMARC with inventory code FP0849. Selected for the QF-4G program and moved from storage to Mojave on 17 May 1999. Rebuilt with Marconi Flight Systems and delivered to the 82nd ATRS on 28 December 1999 with coide DD250. Written off on 1 February 2006. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 August 2023, and has since been viewed 582 times. |