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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4A-4-MC Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:148252 USN
    Construction Number:0024
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F-4A-4-MC sn 148252 USN c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Museum, Willow Grove NAS, Warminster, Pennsylvania

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4A-4-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    24 March 1961

    First flight.

    18 July 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 148252.

    July 1961

    To Naval Missile Center (NMC), NAS Point Mugu, CA.

    1962

    Transferred to VX-4.

    By 1967

    Transferred to VC-7.
    Operated with markings: UH-1

    By February 1968

    To Rome ADC, NY.

    18 February 1968

    Withdrawn from use.

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    Loaned to Quonset Air Museum, Quonset State Airport, North Kingston, RI.
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    August 2017

    To Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Museum, Willow Grove NAS, Warminster, PA.
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    6 November 2020


    Photographer: Tom


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data by William R Peake

    Internet Sources
    National Naval Aviation Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Tom
    Dale Bennet
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin

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