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    F-4 flies for final time [Image 29 of 32]

    F-4 flies for final time

    ALAMOGORDO, NM, UNITED STATES

    12.21.2016

    Photo by Joseph Eddins    

    Airman Magazine   

    Former McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II pilots and other visitors listen to the remarks of Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, commander of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 during a retirement ceremony following the final military flight of the storied Phantom at Holloman AFB, N.M., Dec. 21, 2016. The F-4 Phantom II entered the U.S. Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, reconnaissance and the famous Wild Weasel anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. King was the last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the final variant of the Phantom II, the QF-4 unmanned aerial target. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

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    Date Taken: 12.21.2016
    Date Posted: 02.21.2017 08:39
    Photo ID: 3177906
    VIRIN: 161221-F-LW859-018
    Resolution: 4928x2638
    Size: 11.25 MB
    Location: ALAMOGORDO, NM, US

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