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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4E-33-MC Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:66-0361 THK
    Construction Number:2739
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F-4E-33-MC sn 66-0361 THK...
    Latest Owner or Location:Turkish Air Force Museum, Ankara - Etimesgut, Ankara

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4E-33-MC by McDonnell at Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

    22 January 1968

    First flight.

    18 April 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-0361.

    Circa April 1968

    To 46th TFS, 15th TFW, MacDill AFB, FL.
    Markings added: FD

    Circa 1970


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
    Notes: Photo taken at MacDill AFB, Florida.

    By 1971

    Transferred to 27th TFS, 1st TFW, MacDill AFB, FL.
    Operated with markings: FD

    By October 1974

    Transferred to 94th TFS, 1st TFW, MacDill AFB, FL.
    Operated with markings: FF

    Transferred to 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, FL.

    Transferred to 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, CA.
    Operated with markings: GA

    By April 1981

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

    16 September 1986

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FP009.

    30 June 1987

    To Hill AFB, UT.
    For refurbishment prior to delivery to Turkish Air Force.

    23 November 1987

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Turk Hava Kuvvetleri with s/n 66-0361 and operated with these markings: 3-301.

    July 2010

    Placed on display with Turkish Air Force Museum, Ankara-Etimesgut, Ankara.
    Only the cockpit section survives here.
    View the Location Dossier

    6 May 2015


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Ankara - Etimesgut, Turkey
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Military Out of Service 2014 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden
    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
    Turkish Military Aircraft since 1912 (2005) by Ole Nikolajsen
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    Air History.org
    Flickr
    The AMARC Experience
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Max Sabin
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