DescriptionMcDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II '67-554 - FY' (11523333803).jpg
This F-4D was delivered to the USAF and the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) Eglin AFB, Florida in April 1967. In July 1967 it was delivered to the 8th TFW Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. This rugged F-4 was assigned to the 555th “Triple Nickel” Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) from July 1967 to August 1972, and is credited with one confirmed kill on 14 February 1968, and another claimed by a crew but not confirmed by a combat evaluation board due to unknown reasons. According to officials at the National Museum of the Air Force, which keeps such records, the aircraft has historically correct markings (i.e., two red aerial victory stars on its engine intake fins) and the second kill could have been unconfirmed due to reasons such as insufficient gun camera footage or rules of engagement. The confirmed kill was a North Vietnam MiG-17 shot down by Major Rex D. Howerton and First Lieutenant Ted L. Voight using their 20mm cannon. The aircraft was later assigned to the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Ubon before being assigned to the 3rd TFW at Kunsan Air Base, Korea in August 1972. It was then assigned to various USAF units in the United States before being retired from the 89th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It was moved to the Museum of Aviation in 2008 and has since been restored.
Full serial 66-7554.
c/n 2091.
On display at the Warner Robins Museum of Aviation.
Georgia, USA.
18-4-2013
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