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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4D-29-MC Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:66-0226 USAF
    Construction Number:1881
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F-4D-29-MC sn 66-0226 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:HVF West, Tucson, AZ

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4D-29-MC by at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    22 November 1966

    First flight.

    7 January 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-0226.

    By 1972

    Transferred to 4485th TS, Tactical Air Warfare Center, Eglin AFB, FL.
    Operated with markings: EG

    By 1974

    Transferred to 417th TFS, 49th TFW, Holloman AFB, NM.
    Operated with markings: HO

    By September 1976

    Transferred to 8th TFS, 49th TFW, Holloman AFB, NM.
    Operated with markings: HO

    By 1978

    Transferred to 56th TFW, MacDill AFB, FL.

    By May 1979

    Transferred to 61st TFS, 56th TFW, MacDill AFB, FL.
    Operated with markings: MC

    By 1982

    Transferred to 134th TFS, 158th TFG, Vermont ANG, Burlington IAP, VT.
    Operated with markings: VT

    By April 1986

    Transferred to 171st FIS, 127th FIG, Michigan ANG, Detroit-Wayne Major Airport, MI.
    Wore clean markings while with the 171st FIS for almost two years.

    Circa March 1988


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Scrubbed clean of any unit markings, it is likely that this Phantom was photographed shortly after receiving the Hill II scheme.

    By May 1990

    Markings Applied: 171 FIS, Michigan
    Was the flagship for the 171st FIS.

    5 July 1990

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FP526.

    9 February 2016

    To HVF West, Tucson, AZ.

    After 9 February 2016

    Scrapped.
    Credits
     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
    Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin
    Internet Sources
     Air History.org
    Airliners.Net
    The AMARC Experience
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Max Sabin
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