Possibly taken at homebase El Toro, this RF-4B was stored at AMARC with inventory code 8F0331 from 25 May 1989 to 21 November 2008. It was then scrapped with HVF West at Tucson. Exact date and location of the photo are unknown.

VMCJ-1 RF-4B tensioned in the port bow catapult aboard USS Midway. This is a good view of how the bridle is attached to the a/c. It is one continuous cable with a loop on each end that attaches to an aft facing hook inside each wing. At the end of the catapult shot, as the RF-4B leaves the deck, the bridle slips out of the hooks. The bridle is reusable as it is captured before going overboard. All current USN carrier aircraft have a launch bar attached to the nose gear that has replaced the old bridle hookup.

RF-4B of VMFP-3 on final to it's home field MCAS El Toro

This 1965 Block 26 Phantom served at MCAS Iwakuni and transferred to VMFP-3 there in Japan in 1975. In 1977 the unit moved to MCAS El Toro, CA, the attractive green/gold fin being added to 153107 later. To storage at AMARC 1989 and still extant