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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:DF-4J Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:151473 USN
    Construction Number:0550
    Compressed ID:McDonnell DF-4J sn 151473 USN cn 05...
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Naval Museum of Armament and Technology, NCC China Lake (North), Ridgecrest, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F4H-1 by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 151473.

    Redesignated as F-4B-19-MC.

    Converted to a YF-4J.

    Converted to a DF-4J.

    Assigned to NAS Point Mugu, CA for storage.

    9 January 2003

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    To United States Naval Museum of Armament and Technology, NCC China Lake (North), Ridgecrest, CA.
    On display at main gate.
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    19 March 2017


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: NAWS China Lake Gate Guard

    2 March 2019


    Photographer: Jim Leslie
    Notes: This aircraft was photographed at NAWS China Lake on 02 March 2019. It is located in front of the main gate to the facility. Note that directly across the street is an XF4D-1 Skyray.
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