Delivered to 82 Wing 06/10/70. Served with 6 Sqn RAAF. Badly damaged 19/10/70 at Amberly QLD, after an inflight equipment failure the aircraft was damaged during landing. The nosewheel stearing and brake anti skid were not working. The pilot recieved minor injuries and navigator was un-injured. The rebuild took 18,750 manhours. A large crack was also found in its stabilator during the rebuild, which meant most of the other aircraft stabilators required an X-ray in 1972. Flown 09/71. To 82 Wing 15/10/71. Returned to USAF 22/10/72 as 69-7234. Served with 86th TFW, 526th TFS at Ramstein from 1973 until at least 1978 as an F-4E. Modified to F-4G between 1978-81. Served with 347th TFW, 35th TFW,37th TFW,52nd TFW USAF. Credited with 4 kills on Iraqi Radar sites during Operation Desert Storm. To AMARC as FP0761, 20/09/91. To MFSI, Mojave, CA. Converted to QF-4G (AF-212) 31/08/99. Spotted 2001 at Holloman AFB from 82nd ATS. New paint, "TD" tail code in two-seat (piloted) QF-4G config. Still flying as QF-4G.
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