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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:QRF-4C Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:71-0248 USAF
    Construction Number:4209
    Compressed ID:McDonnell QRF-4C sn 71-0248 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC)

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a RF-4C-48-MC by McDonnell Douglas at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    15 January 1972

    First flight.

    11 February 1972

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 71-0248.

    By June 1974

    To 18th TRS, 363rd TRW, Shaw Air Force Base, SC.
    Markings added: Tailcode JO, Tail color Blue

    2 June 1974


    Photographer: T.H. Brewer

    Transferred to 67th TRW, Bergstrom Air Force Base, TX.

    Transferred to 26th TRW, Zweibrucken Air Base, West Germany.

    1992

    Transferred to 12th TRS, 67th TRW, Bergstrom AFB, TX.

    2 September 1992

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FP891.

    Converted to a QRF-4C.
    Conversion done by BAE Systems, Mojave, CA.

    6 November 2013

    Destroyed.
    Shot Down.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data by William R Peake
    Internet Sources
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Max Sabin
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