F-4D on a stick (Read 1,418 times)

Very nice picture. Well maintained display.

:2thumbsup The Duluth unit flew two versions of the F-4. The RF-4C as the 179th TRS/148th TRG from 1976 - 1983 and the F-4D :cry from 1983- 1989 as the 179th FIS/148th FG. The unit is currently converting from block 30 F-16's :razz to block 50's and is designated 179th FS/148th FW

:rofl We could always tell when you guys were flying, the fire trucks were parked along the runway and the H-43 was hovering with the fire bottle! :

What was that old joke about the F-4? Something like, it was the only plane that took off with two in-flight emergencies; it was on fire, and low on gas!



Mark

tRUE, EVEN IF IT DIDN'T FLY GOOD...............

While doing a maintenance debriefing at Minot, a former F-86L pilot I knew at The SCAB came in.
We did a bit of chatting after the debrief.
He had been flying the F-4 before coming to Minot.
I asked how he compared the Six to the F-86L, the F-4 and the Six.
His basic answer was in comparison, the 86 was like a bicycle with radar, constant attention needed to keep it upright, the F-4 was like driving a Model A Ford with bad king pins, it was all over the sky, the Six was like driving a new Cadillac on a smooth road.
At least that was his opinion.
Never heard it said better.

My thinking on the F-4 is that it looks like it was designed by a drunk at some British design studio, and transferred from a Brit design to a McDonnell "flying machine".

I always thought the F-4 was as good looking as a homemade bar of soap.

Jim Too

:god_bless_usa

:cry Never cared for the "D" myself. Big disappointment for a lot of us was losing the RF and the recce mission. Older aircrew loved the fact that there were no SAGE controllers telling them what to do. Mostly single ship low level (100'-500' @ 540kts). Great pictures of the hunting area or the In-laws cabin on the lake. Younger guys couldn't wait to get back in the Alert barn with the "D". They didn't realize their "license" to burn the tops off the trees was gone.

When we were flying the "Deuce" we were always asked how to tell the difference between the "Deuce and the "6" since they looked similar. We said"it's easy, if its in the air it's a '102" :razz

another shot, the gate was closed so I couldn't get closer, tink we need a better comera :salute

Jeep3

Looking under the Deuce, I see the unmistakable main wheels of an F-89, and the nose wheel.

Did you, per chance, get a picture of it to post?

Jim Too

:god_bless_usa