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Old 07-28-2011, 07:59 AM
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Default RE: Maj. Woody's X-Treme Jets F-4C Phantom

Patty just confirmed that Skymaster will paint my F-4 in the scheme that I want!

"In 1971 VF-111 Sundowners transitioned to the F-4B Phantom II. On March 6, 1972 F-4B Bu. No 153019 201 was operating from the USS Coral Sea using the call-sign Old Nick 201. The aircraft was assigned to CDR Bob Pearl and Lt. Gil Sliney but this day Lt. Gary Weigand and Lt(jg) Bill Freckleton were at the controls when they encountered a MiG-17 over the Gulf of Tonkin and destroyed it with an AIM-9D making this F-4B a MiG killer. The Sundowners later transitioned to the F-4N variant. Aircraft, F-4B, NL 201, Bu.No. 153019 was restored to the original paint scheme by one of the later VF-111 squadrons. Old Nick 201 is perched on a pedestal just inside the main gate at NAS Key West, Florida."
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