F-4 Phantom II survivors

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The Collings Foundation F-4D Phantom II with Vietnam-era "Ritchie/DeBellevue" markings, taxis at Selfridge ANGB, May 2005.

The last Phantom 37+11 of JG72 "Westphalia" in Wittmund, painted entirely in black with the symbol of Westphalia, the white horse, on both sides and the shattered coat of arms of the wing on the bottom.

There are a number of F-4 Phantom IIs on display in the USA and worldwide:

[edit] Australia

• RAAF Museum, Melbourne - 1 F-4E painted to represent one of the examples flown by the RAAF while awaiting delivery of the F-111

[edit] Guam

• Andersen Air Force Base - an F-4G is on display with the tailcode "PN" for the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing of the 13th Air Force^[1]

[edit] Germany

• Luftwaffe-Museum, Berlin - Two former Luftwaffe F-4F Phantoms ('38+04' and '38+34') and one RF-4E Phantom ('35+62') ^[2]
• Luftwaffe Air Base, Wittmund - Former Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom ('37+11')

[edit] United Kingdom

• RAF Museum, London, England - RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 'XV424'.^[3]
• Midland Air Museum, Coventry, England - USAF F-4C Phantom II F-4C-15-MC (AF Ser. No. 63-7699) is on display and USAF F-4C Phantom II F-4C-15-MC (AF Ser. No.63-7414) is kept in a dismantled state for parts; both are on loan from the USAF Museum.^[4]
• Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset, England - Royal Navy McDonnell Phantom FG1 'XT596'^[5]

[edit] United States

Phantom of VMFA-232 on display at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C..

• Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona - There is a dwindling number of USAF, USN and USMC F-4s in AMARC storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.^[6][7]
• Murrieta, California - Phantom II F4H-1, BuNo 145310, U.S. Navy,^[8] is located at French Valley Airport, Murrieta, California.^[9]
• USS Midway, San Diego, California. Two F-4s are on display on the USS Midway.^[10][11]
• Fremont, Colorado - An F-4C is on display at the Fremont County Airport. ^[12]
• United States Air Force Academy, Colorado - An F-4C is located on the Cadet Parade Ground of the USAFA campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Eglin AFB, Florida - Two Phantom IIs, an F-4D and RF-4E, are on display at the Air Force Armament Museum near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.^[13]
• MacDill AFB, Florida - An F-4E is on display on base at MacDill Memorial Park. The aircraft is painted in the colors of the 56th Tactical Fighter Wing when it was based at MacDill.^{[14] [15]}
• NAS Pensacola, Florida - Multiple examples of the F-4J, F-4S and RF-4B are on display or in storage at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
• Pooler, Georgia - An F-4C is on display outside in the parking lot of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia.^[16]
• Hickam AFB, Hawaii - An F-4C is on display along the flight line near the east gate of Hickam AFB, HI.^[17]
• Pekin, Illinois - A former Illinois Air National Guard F-4C is on display at Pekin Municipal Airport ^[18]
• NAS Patuxent River, Maryland - An F-4J is on display at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on base.
• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland - An F-4B is on display on the USNA camnpus.
• Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio - Multiple examples of F-4s and RF-4s are on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
• Shaw AFB, South Carolina - An RF-4C is on display on base. The aircraft is painted in the colors of the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing when it was based at Shaw.
• Houston, Texas - One aircraft, an F-4D, is operated by the Massachusetts-based non-profit organization Collings Foundation as a "living history" exhibit.^[19][20] Funds to maintain and operate the aircraft, which is based in Houston, Texas, are raised through donations/sponsorships from public and commercial parties.^[21][22]
• Lackland AFB, Texas - An F-4E is on display near the west gate at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.
• Hill AFB, Utah - Multiple variants of the F-4 are on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum and at multiple locations around Hill AFB.
• NAS Oceana, Virginia - An F-4J is on display on base at the NAS Oceana Aviation Heritage Park.
• Seattle, Washington - A F-4C Phantom II is on display at the Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington.^[23]
• Maxwell AFB, Alabama - An F-4 is on display in Education Circle.
• Goodfellow AFB, Texas - An F-4 is on display on the corner of Kearney Blvd and Canberra
• Monett, Missouri - An F-4E in Thunderbird markings is on display in the city park, near the intersection of MO-37 & US-60.
• Cleveland, Ohio - Two F-4 Phantoms are displayed at the entrance gate at Burke Lakefront Airport. The Phantoms are painted as examples of Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aircraft.
• The Citadel - An F-4C is on display on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C..
• National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. has an F-4 of VMFA-232 on display.
• The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at MCAS Miramar has an RF-4B from VMFP-3 and an F-4B from VMFA-134 on display.^[24]

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[edit] Bibliography

• Donald, David and Lake Jon, eds. McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Spirit in the Skies. London: AIRtime Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-880588-31-5.