| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 153077 |
| Military Code: | 202 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-4J Phantom II |
| C/n (msn): | 1579 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Mount Pleasant / Patriots Point Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | South Carolina, United States |
| Collection: | Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2022 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 715119 |
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On display on the flight deck of museum ship CV-10 USS Yorktown. The Phantom wears the markings of VMFA-333 "Fighting Shamrocks" that goes back to VMSB-333 activated on 1 Aug 1943. The unit moved from the F-8 Crusader to the F-4 in 1966. Deployed aboard CVA-66 USS America, it arrived on Yankee Station on 13 Jul 1972. On 11 Sep 1972 Maj. Lee T. Lasseter and RIO Capt. J. Cummings shot down a MiG-21 near Hanoi but were hit by a SA-2, forcing the crew to eject over the sea. It was the only all-Marine kill during the Vietnam War. VMFA-333 was the last regular USMC unit to operate the Phantom. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 August 2024, and has since been viewed 204 times. |