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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:QF-4E Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:AF298 USAF
    Construction Number:4859
    Compressed ID:McDonnell QF-4E sn AF298 USAF cn 48...
    Latest Owner or Location:Det. 1, 82nd ATS, 53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, NM

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4E-61-MC by McDonnell Douglas at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    6 July 1976

    First flight.

    27 July 1976

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 74-1629.

    Circa July 1976

    To 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn AB, FGR.

    Transferred to 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, FGR.
    Operated with markings: SP

    By 1980

    Transferred to 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn AB, FGR.

    By 1981

    Transferred to 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.
    Operated with markings: SJ

    By 1982

    Transferred to 335th TFS, 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.
    Operated with markings: SJ
    Light green tail stripe.

    By September 1983

    Transferred to 334th TFS, 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.
    Operated with markings: SJ
    Blue tail stripe.

    5 September 1983

    Involved in an incident.
    Developed engine problem but was able to link to a KC-135 and the boom operator finally was able to get a solid connection on the F-4E refueling receptacle after the third attempt at an altitude of 1600 feet above the Atlantic. The tanker was able to tow the crippled F-4E far enough so it could land at Gander, Newfoundland, in Canada.

    1984

    Transferred to 336th TFS, 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC.
    Operated with markings: SJ
    Yellow tail stripe.

    After 1984


    Photographer: John Winter via Fargo Air Museum

    November 1988

    Markings Applied: 4th TFW, SJ
    Flagship for the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing.

    By August 1990

    Transferred to 704th TFS, 924th TFG, AFRES, Bergstrom AFB, TX.
    Operated with markings: TX. AFRES

    15 November 1990

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FP583.

    20 October 2005

    To BAE Systems, Mojave, CA.

    By October 2006

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n AF298 as a QF-4E.

    By October 2006

    Transferred to Tyndall AFB, FL.

    By 2014

    Transferred to Det. 1, 82nd ATS, 53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, NM.

    7 February 2014

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Lost on unmanned flight due to loss of control during landing approach to Holloman AFB and crashed in White Sands National Park about 5 mi SW of Holloman. Crash was highly publicized due to the crash occuring in a National Park.
    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
    Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin
    Internet Sources
     AB Pic
    Aviation Safety Network
    Flickr
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Max Sabin
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