Airforces Monthly - February 2017
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Det 1 commander Lt Col ‘Elvis’ King waves to onlookers as he taxies<br />
his QF-4 in one last time. “Flying the F-4 has been the highlight of my<br />
career,” he said. Joe Copalman<br />
Final Four – Det 1’s last QF-4 pilots on the eve of the Phantom’s final<br />
flight in USAF service. L to R: Eric ‘Rock’ Vold, Lt Col Ron ‘Elvis’ King, Jim<br />
‘WAM’ Harkins and Jim ‘Boomer’ Schreiner. Joe Copalman<br />
USAF’s<br />
NTOMS<br />
The US Air Force brought 53 years of<br />
F-4 Phantom II operations to a close on<br />
December 21 with a retirement ceremony<br />
at Holloman Air Force Base. Joe Copalman<br />
reports from southern New Mexico.<br />
Det 1 flew the Phantom for 20 years on manned and drone missions at<br />
Holloman. Of 145 unmanned sorties, 70 resulted in the destruction of a<br />
QF-4. Joe Copalman<br />
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