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McDonnell F-4S-44
Phantom II
The Museum's F-4S-44-McDonnell Douglas Phantom II was
accepted by the Navy on 18 December 1970. It saw service in Vietnam aboard
the USS Saratoga in 1971-72. It shot down one MiG-21 with a Sidewinder
missile on 21 June 1972. It amassed a total of 5,075 hours flight time
with 6,804 landings, and 1,163 catapult shots off the deck of a carrier.
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The S conversion was an extensive modernization and service life extension
overhaul for 250 F-4Js. It consisted mainly of modernizing the hydraulics,
electronics, and wiring, and later included installation of leading edge
maneuvering slats, radar homing and warning (RHAW) antenna and formation
tape lights on the fuselage and vertical tail. |
