F-4 Phantom II Gallery

[Rod The Fixer]

F-4B Phantom II VF-111 "Sundowners",

CVW-15, USS Coral Sea (CVA 43),

Aircraft flown by LT Garry L. Weigand and LTJG William C. Freckleton on MiG-17 kill of 6 March 1972
 

Click here for the WIP

 

by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

 

 

[Tim Moff]

Kit: 1/48 Monogram F-4D Phantom II -

 

Subject:  modelled as 65-0721 of 493rd TFS, 48 TFW RAF Lakenheath UK, 1976

 

Details: Modelled as per reference pics from interweb - I remember them whilst living in Lakenheath in the 70s to the mid 80s and coming home on leave through the years. 

  

Misc:  Mr Paint paints, Mr Color paints, Vallejo paints, Floreys Dark Dirt Wash, Xtradecals

 

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Thanks for looking and to the admins for running this STGB - of what must be one of the important aircraft over the cold war era...

 

 

 

[Dave_R]

McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM FG.1

892 Sqn., HMS Ark Royal, 1976

Italeri (Fujimi) 1/72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Johnson]

Phantom F-4C '829 - SCAT XXVII'

Col Robin Olds and 1st Lt Stephen Croker

Summer 1967 - Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base

 

 

Kit - Hobby 2000 (Hasegawa rebox) 1/72 F-4C

Extras - Eduard AIM7E Sparrow and AIM9B Sidewinder Missiles

Fine Molds QRC 160 ECM Pod on outer stbd pylon (in place of Sgt Fletcher fuel tank)

Aires Jet Cans

Eduard etched detail set

LP Models F-4 ladder set (excellent!)

ASK canopy masks

 

Colonel Robin Olds, already a WW2 fighter 'ace', joined the the 8th TFW based at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in late 1966. He devised a strategy to lure the elusive North Vietnamese MiG 21s into combat with Phantoms by making them appear to be F105 Thunderchiefs, even mounting the QRC 160 ECM pods carried by Thuds.

Named Op Bolo, Col Olds and his GIB shot down 2 MIGs on the first mission and subsequently downed 2 more. Though quite capable, he avoided another kill which would have made him the first Vietnam 'Ace', something he wished to avoid as this would have ended his operational tour. One of the greatest fighter pilots and leaders? I think so. Read his memoirs in 'Fighter Pilot' and judge for yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to the hosts for a great STGB, and all the BMs who gave me encouragement along the way! And thanks to @Gene K, many thanks Gene for your generous advice. I'd also like to thank Jennings Heileg of Fundekals who did the research on Op Bolo Phantoms, the excellent Op Bolo document (free on the Fundekals website) was a great help with this build.