published by Store Manager on Sat, 01/23/2016 - 13:20
Lt. Col. Angelica "Angel" Pilato is a member of the F-4 Phantom II Society and spoke to our conference in 2015 on "Her Love Affair with the F-4 Phantom." She received a standing ovation and kept the audience laughing with her engaging stories.
published by Crew.Chief on Thu, 01/14/2016 - 22:46
Photos of the last QF-4 Drone to leave BAE Flight Systems in Mojave, California (11/18/2013) were contributed by one of our members, who was present. We thank Damon Duran for sharing these with us. Sadly, the pilot for this flight, Jeffrey "Igor" Percy, was lost in 2015 when a Sabreliner he was flying in collided with a Cessna 172 near Brown Field Municipal Airport outside San Diego.
published by Crew.Chief on Wed, 01/06/2016 - 23:16
In 2016, during Homecoming, the USAFA Class of 1971 will dedicate The Air Warrior Combat Memorial to Colonel Robin Olds in B-52 Park. The memorial will feature a life sized bronze statue of Col. Olds with 3 scale aircraft which he flew to victory during his career. For the full story, click on the link below.
published by Crew Chief2 on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 16:38
published by Crew.Chief on Thu, 11/26/2015 - 10:41
We are looking for photos from past Phantom Conferences held at Tyndall AFB. The base hosted many of our PhanCons and we are planning to publish a photo tribute for their support. The Editor is looking for photos from 1998 and 2006, as we have many images on our website from more recent years. If you would like to contribute and see one of your photos in the next edition of Smoke Trails, contact the Editor at smoketrails@f4phantom.com .<
published by Crew.Chief on Thu, 11/26/2015 - 10:30
Now that PhanCon 2015 has wrapped up, we invite the attendees to share some of their photos from our visits to Davis Monthan AFB, the 309th AMARG and Pima Air and Space Museum.
published by Crew.Chief on Sat, 07/25/2015 - 21:02
The Phinal QF-4 Phantom departs Tyndall Air Force Base on 23 July, 2015. This photo, appropriately taken at sunset, depicts the flagship of the 53rd Weapons Group powering off the runway to join the remaining fleet at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Photo courtesy of Tyndall Public Affairs.
published by Crew.Chief on Sat, 06/13/2015 - 15:43
published by Crew.Chief on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 06:23
The following article is courtesy of Public Affairs at Tyndall Air Force Base. Sure looks weird to see a pilotless Phantom taking off.
published by Crew.Chief on Tue, 05/26/2015 - 20:13
published by Store Manager on Thu, 03/12/2015 - 09:29
The "Spring Sale" of Hard Copy Smoke Trail Magazines ended on March 31st at noon CDT. All Smoke Trail Magazines in "HARD COPY" are no longer available through the Store.
As a reminder, the Smoke Trail Magazines that have been converted electronically to PDF format, remain avalable through the Society Store. Order them in the normal way. The minimum order of any merchandise returned to $4.95 plus shipping and handling.
published by CrewChief on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 10:19
A tribute to McDonnell’s masterpiece fighter jet
published by CrewChief on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 19:09
Our venerable F-4 Store now has a new location, a new look, and some new products. Come on by and check it out.
www.f-4store.com
published by CrewChief on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 11:28
The official accident report on the White Sands loss of a QF-4 on February 7th, 2014, has been posted on the Air Force Magazine website at this URL.
This is an extremely interesting read as it gives one insight to how a drone mission is briefed, flown, and conducted.
Our thanks to Coert Van Breda for sending us the link.
published by CrewChief on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 06:28
A F-4 Phantom II , operated by Iran's Air Force, has crashed in southern Iran, leaving both pilot and copilot dead.
From Flight Journal July 16th:
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