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General Background

The F-4 Phantom II first entered US Military service in 1960. It was designed as a fleet defense fighter for the US Navy but by 1963 it was adopted as the US Air Force primary fighter-bomber. Despite the size and weight of this Cold War icon the F-4 broke 15 world records and continued to hold five of them until 1975.

Produced from 1960 to 1981 there were 5,195 Phantom IIs manufactured. Eleven countries other than the USA had the Phantom II in their inventory.

The Aircraft

In 1985 five ANG units began to receive F-4E Phantom IIs that had been removed from USAF active service. The ANG F-4E's only lasted 1991 when the last one was retired. F- 4E 66-0338 was the 110th TFS/131st TFW, Missouri ANG, Wing Commander's aircraft and was selected to wear the F-4 30th Anniversary scheme in 1988-1989. In November 1989 this aircraft was sent to AMARC until August 1995 when it was sent to Tracor Flight Systems and converted to a QF-4E target drone. In February 1997 66-0338 was delivered to the 475th WEG at Tyndall AFB in Florida and was written off on August 22, 2001.

Specifications :

Dimensions
Length:	17.7m
Height:	4.7m
Wingspan:	11.6m
Wingarea:	49.2 sq m
No. of Engines:	2
Powerplant :	General Electric J79-GE-10 (A/B 17,900Lb/8,119Kg)
Performance
Range:	2,222 km
Cruise Speed:	908 km/h
Max Speed:	2,299 km/h
Climb:	12,572 m/min
Ceiling:	16,672 m