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    Final Flight farewells Phantom [Image 9 of 10]

    Final Flight farewells Phantom

    ALAMAGORDO, NM, UNITED STATES

    12.21.2016

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffry Howerton 

    49th Wing Public Affairs

    Airmen from the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Det. 1 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. hosted the final flight of the QF-4 Phantom as part of the Phinal Phlight Ceremony on Dec. 21, 2016. The ceremony commemorated and retired the QF-4 Phantom after 53 years of service to the Air Force. Hundreds of people attended the event, which featured an aerial demonstration, an official ceremony and a "pet-the-jet" event. Detachment 1, 82nd ATS at Holloman is the only QF-4 full-scale aerial target mission in the Department of Defense. Over its many years at Holloman, the QF-4 flew 145 unmanned missions and 70 aircraft were destroyed in service. It flew its last unmanned mission in August 2016 and will be replaced by the QF-16 in 2017.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 12.21.2016
    Date Posted: 12.22.2016 18:28
    Photo ID: 3074505
    VIRIN: 161221-F-II979-072
    Resolution: 1232x820
    Size: 26.48 KB
    Location: ALAMAGORDO, NM, US

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