27th of May, a very significant day in aviation history...
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27th of May, a very significant day in aviation history...
27th May 1958, the first flight of Mr Mac's finest, the F-4 Phantom II, the world's greatest ever fighter/bomber/recce/weasel!
60 years old and still going strong!
The very first Phantom II, F4H-1 142295, seen at MAC on the 5th June 1958...
-RP
60 years old and still going strong!
The very first Phantom II, F4H-1 142295, seen at MAC on the 5th June 1958...
-RP
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Happy Birthday, F-4, even if it is the Navigator-free version!
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There is currently an F-4H-1 up for sale.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/ins...s/phantom.html
Never demilled, BuNu 145310 has been under restoration to airworthy condition for the past 10 years by Aircraft Restoration Services LLC at the French Valley Airport, CA. It is being offered for sale As Is, Where Is, and Aircraft Restoration Services LLC is prepared to contract to finish the Phantom to airworthy condition.
...sigh... if only one was a billionaire.
Another coupla mill to finish the job, then off to Collings to do me F-4 rating.
Perfect for travelling quickly across the GAFA and probably enough space for luggage in the Sargent Fletchers.
Imagine parking that bad boy down at the aero-club hangar.
The `toom; just like the Frightening; from the era when jets were heavy iron monsters...
EDIT: Perhaps not.
Historic aircraft - but limited CofA only.
No Sargent Fletchers allowed.
Looks like no bang seats allowed on the civil register here either.
And as for dropping booms - even over the outback...
Another coupla mill to finish the job, then off to Collings to do me F-4 rating.
Perfect for travelling quickly across the GAFA and probably enough space for luggage in the Sargent Fletchers.
Imagine parking that bad boy down at the aero-club hangar.
The `toom; just like the Frightening; from the era when jets were heavy iron monsters...
EDIT: Perhaps not.
Historic aircraft - but limited CofA only.
No Sargent Fletchers allowed.
Looks like no bang seats allowed on the civil register here either.
And as for dropping booms - even over the outback...
Last edited by tartare; 28th May 2018 at 03:26.
