Signatures adorn the tail of a McDonnell Douglas QF-4 Phantom II, in the offices of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 lat Holloman AFB, , Dec. 20, 2016. The squadron commander, Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, was last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, during the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB on Dec. 21, 2016. The F-4 Phantom II entered the Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, rec
Signatures adorn the tail of a McDonnell Douglas QF-4 Phantom II, in the offices of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 lat Holloman AFB, , Dec. 20, 2016. The squadron commander, Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, was last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, during the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB on Dec. 21, 2016. The F-4 Phantom II entered the Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, reconnaissance and the famous Wild Weasel anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. The final variant of the Phantom II was the QF-4 unmanned aerial targets flown by the 82nd at Holloman AFB.
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