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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4S Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:153896 USN
    Construction Number:2549
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F-4S sn 153896 USN cn 254...
    Latest Owner or Location:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC)

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4J-32-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    4 November 1967

    First flight.

    29 December 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 153896.

    September 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 153896.

    By September 1973

    Transferred to VMFA-312 Checkerboards.
    Operated with markings: DR-1

    29 September 1973


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
    Notes: Taken at March AFB. VMFA-312 Checkerboards. Flew as DR-1

    Transferred to VMFA-251.
    Operated with markings: DW-5

    7 January 1981

    Converted to a F-4S.

    By 1985

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 153896 and operated with these markings: NF-108.

    1985

    Transferred to VF-161.

    May 1985

    Transferred to VF-151, NAS Miramar, CA.

    2 May 1985

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number 8F0191.

    1 May 2005


    Photographer: RedRipper 24
    Notes: At the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona

    24 July 2008

    Scrapped.
    Reduced at HVF West, Tucson, AZ.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data by William R Peake
    Internet Sources
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Max Sabin
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