Originally Posted by
Green Flash
The Collings Foundation have had their's for a number of years and were indeed the first civilian (non-mil contract) operated F-4 Phantom in the world.
However, since the fatal crash of their B-17G last October, I'm not sure whether the F-4, or their F100 and A-4 have been flown, and certainly not for paid flights, with their FAA exemption being withdrawn, and not likely to be reinstated without some drastic changes, or maybe never with the likely lawsuits coming in their direction once the report is out.