Phabulous Phantoms
Three F-4B Phantom IIs of VF-51 “Screaming Eagles” are seen flying in formation circa 1971. At the time of this photo, VF-51 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). CVW-15 deployed with the Coral Sea to Vietnam from 12 November 1971 to 17 July 1972. The jet leading the formation, BuNo 150456, is colorfully marked as Commander Carrier Attack Wing 15’s mount. This jet was later converted to an F-4N and then to a QF-4N. For there, it was downed as a target on 27 July 1989. The other two jets, BuNo 150996 and BuNo 153027, were also converted to the F-4N standard and retired in 1977 and 1983 respectively.
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