Aircraft Photo of 155539 / 5539 | McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #689539
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:155539
Alternate Serial:5539
Military Code:XF-1
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II
C/n (msn):2777
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VX-4
Location
City / Airport:Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KNPA   IATA: NPA   Local: NPA   Other: -
Event:Pensacola NAS Air Show 1983
 
Photo Date:12 November 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 689539
Photo Comment

Built as an F-4J in 1968. Later converted to an F-4S. The second 'Black Bunny' Phantom to serve with the USN's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four 'Evaluators'. It was painted in those colours in 1981. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1986. Towed to the Pima Air and Space Museum in 2022 where it was prepared for the Castle Air Museum, CA and moved there in 2023.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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