Phantom Friday: The Last Phantom's Final Flight

[Krieger22]

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F-4EJ Kai 17-8440, the last of 5,195 F-4 Phantom IIs ever made, made its final flight this Tuesday from Hyakuri Air Base to Hamamatsu Air Base, where it will be preserved at the JASDF museum there. A video of its arrival and other recent Phantom photo-ops can be found here

[benn454]

Oh, man. Talk about the end of an era. Where will the world get its supply of MiG parts from now?

[facw]

Last one made, but not the last operated right? IIRC at least Turkey and South Korea are still flying them?

[ranwhenparked]

@facw I think Iran still uses them, too. US production ended in 1979, but Mitsubishi continued to build them under license in Japan until 1981

[facw]

@ranwhenparked, Yep that sounds right, Iran's weird assemblage skipped my mind:

[LooseonExit]