F-4 flies for final time [Image 4 of 32]

ALAMOGORDO, NM, UNITED STATES

12.20.2016

Photo by Joseph Eddins    

Airman Magazine   

Ground crew of 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 perform maintenance on a QF-4 Phantom, left, and its replacement, the QF-16, at Holloman AFB, N.M., Dec. 20, 2016. The final variant of the Phantom II, the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s, was the QF-4 unmanned aerial target flown by the 82nd at Holloman AFB. Pilots of the 82nd flew the F-4 for the last time prior to a retirement ceremony for the storied aircraft on Dec. 21, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

• Date Taken: 12.20.2016
• Date Posted: 02.21.2017 08:38
• Photo ID: 3177855
• VIRIN: 161220-F-LW859-001
• Resolution: 4703x988
• Size: 2.32 MB
• Location: ALAMOGORDO, NM, US