Gunsmoke 1983: 334th Tac Fighter Squadron

[Old Viper Tester]

F-4Es of the 334th Tac Fighter Squadron "Eagles", 4th Tac Fighter Wing out of Seymour-Johnson AFB at Nellis AFB for the Gunsmoke air-to-ground weapons competition, October 1983. While most of the 4TFW jets back at 'Shady J' were still in wrap-around SEA camouflage at this time, the Gunsmoke candidate airframes were put at the head of the line to get Euro One. Hence, little or no weathering on these jets. Gotta like the green SUU-20 practice bomb dispensers on the inboard wing stations (Stations 2 and 8), they were/are normally overall white.

 

71-0243

 

73-1166

 

73-1176

 

73-1196

 

74-1625

 

Thanks for looking,

Sven

[spruecutter96]

A lovely herd of Rhinos! Somehow the F-4 just had more "personality" than most modern fighters.

 

Thanks for sharing with us.

 

Chris.  

[Ben Brown]

Thanks for posting! 4th TFW F-4s are my favorite subject. 
 

Ben

[Robert]

Nice photos. Saw a couple of them when they visited RAF Alconbury in Euro 1 colours.

 

Regards

Robert

[SAT69]

8 hours ago, spruecutter96 said:

A lovely herd of Rhinos! Somehow the F-4 just had more "personality" than most modern fighters. 

I can agree they have a lot of personality. I'm inclined to favor what some might call the "short nose" models: A, B, C D, N, J, K, M and S. To me they look more balanced, for lack of a better description. My personal preferences aside, the 4th Wing F-4 photos are excellent.

[Calum]

great images as usual Keith 

[Richard E]

On 7/13/2020 at 3:40 AM, SAT69 said:

I can agree they have a lot of personality. I'm inclined to favor what some might call the "short nose" models: A, B, C D, N, J, K, M and S. To me they look more balanced, for lack of a better description. My personal preferences aside, the 4th Wing F-4 photos are excellent.

Agreed although the F-4E/F and RFs have a sleeker and more purposeful look.

[exdraken]

very nice scheme and photos!