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The aircraft is serial Number 63-7482 it first flew in April 1963. It has around 7000 hours on the airframe and has been stationed in Utah, Arizona (Davis-Monthan AFB), Spain and Texas. It then started it's Guard career serving with the Michigan ANG at Selfridge. There they painted it's current base grey in 1985 and also gave it the polished intake, weapons pylons and tip tanks. It then went on to serve with the Oregon Air Guard before coming to us in 1989. This particular plane never flew in Duluth, but it is painted to match the color scheme of the F-4D's they flew. Dimensions Fuselage Length: 63ft. 0in. Wing Span: 7ft. 1/2in. Height: 16ft. 5 1/2in.


F-4D "Phantom"

The aircraft is serial Number 63-7482 it first flew in April 1963. It has around 7000 hours on the airframe and has been stationed in Utah, Arizona (Davis-Monthan AFB), Spain and Texas. It then started it's Guard career serving with the Michigan ANG at Selfridge. There they painted it's current base grey in 1985 and also gave it the polished intake, weapons pylons and tip tanks. It then went on to serve with the Oregon Air Guard before coming to us in 1989. This particular plane never flew in Duluth, but it is painted to match the color scheme of the F-4D's they flew. Dimensions Fuselage Length: 63ft. 0in. Wing Span: 7ft. 1/2in. Height: 16ft. 5 1/2in.

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