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Constructed as a F-4D-30-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. |
24 February 1967 |
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First flight. |
12 March 1967 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-7554. |
April 1967 |
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Transferred to 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, FL. |
July 1967 |
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Transferred to 435th TFS, 8th TFW, Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand. |
2 August 1967 |
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Base of operations changed.
Ubon RTAFB, Thailand. |
6 November 1967 |
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Credited with shooting down two MiG-17s with the 20mm SUU-23 gun pod over North Vietnam. Crew at the time of the kills was Capt. Darrell D. Simmons (Pilot) and 1st Lt. George H. McKinney, Jr. (WSO). |
1968 |
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Transferred to 555th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand.
Operated with markings: FY |
28 May 1968 |
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Base of operations changed.
Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. |
From 1969 to 1971 |
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Transferred to 555th TFS, 432nd TRW, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand.
Operated with markings: OY |
August 1972 |
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Transferred to 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea. |
1977 |
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Transferred to 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, NM. |
1978 |
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Transferred to 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, NV.
Operated with markings: NA |
1979 |
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Transferred to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea. |
1981 |
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Transferred to 429th TFS, 474th TFW, Nellis AFB, NV.
Operated with markings: NA |
1982 |
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Transferred to 906th Tactical Fighter Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
Operated with markings: DO, City of Fairborn |
24 July 1982 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Dayton International Air Show and Trade Exposition, Dayton, OH |
From After September 1982 to 1983 |
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Transferred to 704th TFS, 924th TFG, AFRES, Bergstrom AFB, TX.
Operated with markings: TX |
From 1983 to 1986 |
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Transferred to 89th TFS, 482nd TFW, AFRES, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
Operated with markings: DO |
March 1984 |
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Transferred to 906th Tactical Fighter Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
Operated with markings: DO |
Circa May 1988 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
26 January 1989 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
Circa 1989 |
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To Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH.
Displayed on pole. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
July 2007 |
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To Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Macon, GA.
Flight delivered in C-5A.
View the Location Dossier |
8 March 2008 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Museum of Aviation, Warner-Robins, GA. Photographed during the 65th Anniversary of the establishment of the 14th Air Force in China during WWII. |
8 March 2008 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Museum of Aviation, Warner-Robins, GA. Photographed during the 65th Anniversary of the establishment of the 14th Air Force in China during WWII. |
By January 2014 |
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Markings Applied: FY, 67 554
Restored to 435th TFS markings. However, the tailcode has been incorrectly marked as 67 instead of 66. |
January 2014 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
January 2014 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
