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11-NOV-2008 Denny_D

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McDonnell F-4N
“Phantom II”

Fighter & Tactical Strike Aircraft

Service Dates: 1961 to late 1990s

Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer

Max Speed: 1485 mph at 48,000 feet; Service Ceiling: 62,000 feet

Flown by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps along with several foreign countries

This plane flew approximately 200 missions from the USS Ranger and USS Forrestal.

Names on canopy rail commemorate the last aircrew from the USS Ranger to be lost in the Vietnam War.

On loan from the US Navy via the Pima Air & Space Museum

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/100s f/4.0 at 24.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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