The last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, right, commander of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 talks with former QF-4 pilot Eric "Rock" Vold and Civilian QF-4E Pilot/Controller Lt. Col. (Ret) Jim “WAM” Harkins, after they piloted the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB, , 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
The last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, right, commander of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 talks with former QF-4 pilot Eric "Rock" Vold and Civilian QF-4E Pilot/Controller Lt. Col. (Ret) Jim “WAM” Harkins, after they piloted the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB, , 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. ( Air Force photo by Eddins Jr.)
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