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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4E-40-MC Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:68-0477 USAF
    Construction Number:3644
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F-4E-40-MC sn 68-0477 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:421st TFS, 366th TFW, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4E-40-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    2 October 1969

    First flight.

    28 October 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 68-0477.

    Circa October 1969

    To 47th TFS, 15th TFW, MacDill AFB, FL.
    Markings added: FE

    Circa 1970


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
    Notes: Photo taken at MacDill AFB, Florida. This jet was later shot down in Vietnam with the loss of both crewmen.

    After July 1970

    Transferred to 43rd TFS, 21st CW, Elmendorf AFB, AK.
    Operated with markings: FC

    By August 1972

    To 421st TFS, 366th TFW, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand.
    Markings added: LC

    22 August 1972

    Shot down.
    During a combat mission against targets in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, F-4E 68-0477 was making its second pass on the target when it was hit by hostile ground fire, causing its right wing to separate from the aircraft. The aircraft then rolled over and crashed. No ejections were observed and no rescue beeper signals were received. Search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful in recovering either crew member. Then-Major Lee Morrow Tigner (Pilot) and 1st Lt. William James Crockett (WSO) were listed as MIA.
    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
     Aviation Safety Network
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Max Sabin
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