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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4N Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:152277 USMC
    Construction Number:0824
    Compressed ID:McDD F-4N sn 152277 USMC cn 0824
    Latest Owner or Location:VMFA-531

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4B-21-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    6 January 1965

    First flight.

    5 February 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 152277.

    Circa May 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 152277.

    Circa May 1966

    Transferred to VMFA-542, Da Nang AB, South Vietnam.
    Operated with markings: WH-10

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 152277.

    Transferred to VF-114.
    Operated with markings: NH-406

    Circa 1966

    Transferred to VF-96.
    Operated with markings: NG-607

    By August 1967

    Transferred to VF-33.
    Operated with markings: AE-202, USS AMERICA

    Circa August 1967


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Taken onboard USS America (CV-66)

    24 January 1975

    Converted to a F-4N by McDonnell Douglas at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    By September 1975

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 152277.

    By September 1975

    Transferred to VMFA-531.

    23 September 1975

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Crashed on take-off from MCAS El Toro, CA due to hydraulics failure. Crew ejected safely.
    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
     Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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