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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:F-4D Phantom II
    Last Military Serial:65-0749 USAF
    Last Civil Registration:N749CF
    Latest Owner or Location:Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-4D.

    1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 65-0749.

    1972

    Transferred to 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk.

    By 1986

    Transferred to 127th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS.

    9 July 1999

    To Collings Foundation, Stow, MA with new c/r N749CF.

    5 May 2000


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Taken at the Nellis AFB show. Painted back then to represent Steve Ritchies F-4D at the time of his fifth kill over Vietnam with the 555TFS in 1972.

    1 August 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX749CF (F4D, 65-0749) issued.

    Based at Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
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    18 May 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX749CF (F4D, 65-0749) issued.

    26 July 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2010
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