Showing posts with label F-4C Six pack Phantoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label F-4C Six pack Phantoms. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

F-4C-16-MC s/n 63-7442 "Shadow Demon" / "Baby"

F-4C-16-MC s/n 63-7442

*1967: USAF 559th TFS (12th TFW).
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*ADWC.
*1982-85: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*4/1986: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to McClellan AFB, CA.
*1997: Salvaged. 

191st Crew Chief Bruce Fock






Add photo 1/28/2019





Photo add 12/04/2019



Ubon RTAFB, Thailand.
PACAF.
1960's.



Thursday, October 15, 2015

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7576 "Never Give A Sucker An Even Break"

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7576

*USAF 4546th TFTS (35th TFW).
*USAF 479th TFW.
*USAF 35th TFW.
*USAF 52nd TFW.
*1975-78: USAF 57th FIS.
*1978-79: ADWC.
*1980-86: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*7/1986: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to RAF Lakenheath, England.
*8/1988: Assigned as a ground trainer to Bitburg AB, West Germany. 


191St Crew Chiefs  Bill Bretzius, Mike Edwards 



Photo M Tababk  Sept 1978





William Tell 1980







F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7543

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7543

*1970: USAF 36th TFS (347th TFW).
*USAF 80th TFS (347th TFW).
*USAF 36th TFS (347th TFW).
*USAF 67th TFS (18th TFW).
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*Arkansas ANG 184th TFS.
*7/1988: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*2/1997: Salvaged. Or in 10/2001?

Photo by Mablehome.








Sunday, October 11, 2015

F-4C-24-MC s/n 64-0860

F-4C-24-MC s/n 64-0860

*USAF 17th TRS.
*1967: USAF 81st TFW.
*1970: USAF 81st TFS (86th TFW).
*USAF 52nd TFW.
*USAF 401st TFW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1983-86: New York ANG 136th TFS.
*12/1986: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*10/1996: Salvaged. 






F-4C-18-MC s/n 63-7475

F-4C-18-MC s/n 63-7475 "Defender Of Freedom"/ "Swine Trek"

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1977: USAF 57th FIS.
*1978: ADWC.
*1981: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*10/1989: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*8/1998: Salvaged.


191st Crew Chief histroy. 

"Defender of Freedom" --- Chester Cox, C/C
"Swine Trek" --- Jake William's, C/C
There is a good story about how the name changed when the "LOB" took over as C/C.


SwineTrek Pilot. William "Ollie" Ouellette

























F-4C-17-MC s/n 63-7446

F-4C-17-MC s/n 63-7446

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*1970: USAF 4455th CCTS (355th TFW).
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*ADWC.
*Missouri ANG 110th TFS.
*1985: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*7/1986: Assigned as a battle damager repair trainer to Ahlhorn AB, West Germany.
*Was preserved at the Hermeskeil APT Museum, Germany.
*Currently preserved at the Speyer Techink Museum, Germany. 

191st Crew Chief  Woody Woodard  updated 09/19/2020


446 in camo before overhaul.  photo added 3/7/2021


Photo by Michaell P. Kopack Sr

Photo by Michaell P. Kopack Sr



added 03-16-2020

F-4C-17-MC s/n 63-7453

F-4C-17-MC s/n 63-7453

*1967: USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 557th TFS (12th TFW).
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*ADWC.
*Illinois ANG 170th TFS.
*1982-86: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*6/1986: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to Soesterberg AB, Holland.
*Currently preserved at Kamp van Zeist, Holland. 


191St Crew Chief Mark Dubois / Steve Laursen  update 9-28-2020


       Mark Dubois pictured above.






photo by Volker jan den berg

Photo added 3/16/2020







 Sad end to a great aircraft.


Tuesday, October 6, 2015

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7618 "Double Trouble"

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7618

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*USAF 78th TFS (81st TFW).
*1976-78: USAF 57th FIS.
*ADWC.
*1981-84: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*4/1986: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to McClellan AFB, CA.
*5/1991: Salvaged. 


191St Crew Chief Mike Galea
Photo credit Ed Gumbko. Picture of Mike Galea crew chief