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Golden Jubilee. 5/29/2008

It’s been 50 years.  Who would have thought.  A plane designed at the beginning of the Cold War, had its first flight in 1958, and was soon to see sterling service in Vietnam and the Middle East, is now celebrating its golden jubilee this week.  The F-4 Phantom II is still in active service with various countries around the world.

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1. KY - 5/29/2008

like, north korea? :D

2. Gary - 6/19/2008

Snark, I worked on Phantoms for much of my Marine Corps career. I guess I’m not surprised that you would think to mark the passing of this milestone.

All the birds I worked on are now either in the boneyard, or configured as target drones now. It’s good to see that some are still flying.

Thanks for the flashback.

Ride well,
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3. The Snark - 7/1/2008

Gary, which VMF were you with?