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MAPA commemorates a part of F-4 history

Members from 75th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department harvest the tail off an F-4E Phantom II Sept. 5, 2017. The Mature and Proven Aircraft division acquired the tail from the aircraft to commemorate and display at their division headquarters at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (Courtesy photo)
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MAPA commemorates a part of F-4 history

A tail that was harvested off an F-4E Phantom II is lifted onto a truck by members from the 576th Aircraft Transportation Group Sept. 5, 2017. The tail was acquired by the Mature and Proven Aircraft Division for commemoration and display at their division headquarters at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (Courtesy photo)
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MAPA commemorates a part of F-4 history

Technical Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, 388th Maintenance Squadron Corrosion/Paint Shop, paints the harvested tail of an F-4E Phantom Jan. 9, 2019. The tail was acquired for the Mature and Proven Aircraft division for display at their division office at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The tail was painted in Vietnam-era camouflage colors in honor of the 388th Fighter Wing that flew the aircraft during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)
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MAPA commemorates a part of F-4 history

The newly painted tail of an F-4E Phantom stands on display at the Mature and Proven Aircraft Division headquarters at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. MAPA acquired the tail and restored it in Vietnam-era camouflage colors in honor of the 388th Fighter Wing that flew the aircraft during that time period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

A QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft in manned configuration, piloted by Jim Harkins, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1, performs a flyby at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Holcomb)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

A QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft in manned configuration, piloted by Lt. Col. Ron King, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, performs a flyby at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

A QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft in manned configuration, piloted by Jim Harkins, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, performs a flyby at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

A QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft in manned configuration, piloted by Lt. Col. Ron King, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, taxis after landing at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

A QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft in manned configuration, piloted by Lt. Col. Ron King, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, arrives at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft in manned configuration, piloted by Jim Harkins, left, and Lt. Col. Ron King, both pilots from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft piloted by Jim Harkins, left, and Lt. Col. Ron King, both from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, perform a flyby Oct. 25 at Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

Terry Spalding, 75th Operations Support Squadron, marshals a QF-4 Aerial Target aircraft piloted by Lt. Col. Ron King, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Detachment 1 commander, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, at Hill Air Force Base, Oct. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)
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QF-4 mission nearly complete

Dan Patterson, a retired Air Force master sergeant and current F-16 aircraft sheet metal mechanic with the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, reminisces about the days he worked on F-4 Phantom II aircraft beginning at 19 years of age. Patterson viewed two QF-4s at Hill Force Base, Oct. 25, during an event celebrating the final days of operational F-4s in the U.S. Air Force. The event – touted as the ‘Phinal Phantom Phlight’ – featured flybys, a luncheon, and static display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)
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