Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4D-31-MC Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:66-8768 USAF
    Construction Number:2620
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F-4D-31-MC sn 66-8768 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Legion Post 533, Bastrop, Texas

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4D-31-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    5 October 1967

    First flight.

    Circa January 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-8768.

    To 25th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon Air Base, Thailand.
    Markings added: WP

    Transferred to 48th TFW, RAF Lakenheath, UK.

    By May 1974

    Transferred to 52nd TFW, Spangdahlem AB, West Germany.

    By 1978

    Transferred to 23rd TFS, 52nd TFW, Spangdahlem AB, West Germany.
    Operated with markings: SP

    By 1981

    Transferred to 614th TFS, 401st TFW, Torrejon AB, Spain.
    Operated with markings: TJ

    By September 1984

    Transferred to 128th TFS, 116th TFW, Georgia ANG, Dobbins ARB, GA.

    By 1990

    To 704th TFS, 924th TFG, AFRES, Bergstrom AFB, TX.
    Markings added: TX

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    Loaned to American Legion Post 533, Bastrop, TX.

    September 1994

    Placed on display with American Legion Post 533, Bastrop, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    10 February 1996

    Memorial display dedicated by the legion post.

    Markings Applied: 704 T
    Left side of aircraft has 924th Tactical Fighter Wing emblem. Right side of aircraft has 704 T.

    12 March 2011


    Photographer: Robert Burger

    By 12 March 2011


    Photographer: Robert Burger

    By May 2024

    Markings Applied: TX
    Restored to the early F-4D markings of the 704th TFS.

    9 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Bastrop, TX, USA
    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
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2022 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Air History.org
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Robert Burger
    Peter Nicholson
    Max Sabin
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=6449][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4D-31-MC Phantom II, s/n 66-8768 USAF, c/n 2620[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=6449
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.