@ Pooler, GA
November 2021
A 2021 trip to Georgia afforded me the opportunity to visit the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force outside Savannah. Among the aircraft displayed on the grounds is this F-4C Phantom II. Delivered in 1965 as a “C” model designed specifically for U.S. Air Force use, this aircraft was upgraded to EF-4C configuration (Wild Weasel) and saw action in Vietnam. She was last operated by the Indiana Air National Guard before use as a battle damage repair trainer in Savannah and subsequent retirement.
Designed by McDonnell Aircraft and first flown in 1958, this classic fighter served with three US services and allied air forces around the world. December 21, 2016 would mark the phinal retirement of the Phantom from US service. F-4 production ran from 1958 to 1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making it the most produced American supersonic military aircraft. McDonnell Aircraft would later merge with Douglas Aircraft in 1967. Fuji X-Pro2 w/18-135mm.