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| Keywords: F-4G Phantom II of VF-116 at NAS Miramar 1963.jpg A U S Navy McDonnell F-4G Phantom II BuNo 150636 of Fighter Squadron VF-116 at Naval Air Station Miramar California USA in 1963 The Phantom is one of the short-lived USN-F-4Gs 12 were converted from F-4Bs with AN/ASW-12 two-way datalink communication system and approach power compensator which coupled with the shipboard AN/SPN-10 radar and AN/USC-1 datalink allowed hands-off carrier landings <br> Interesting are the markings of VF-116 No records could be found for this squadron All aircraft were assigned to VF-213 Black Lions in 1964 and were deployed with Carrier Air Wing 11 CVW-11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 to Vietnam from 19 October 1965 to 13 June 1966 <br> 150636 was converted back to an F-4B in October 1966 It was lost at sea on 4 October 1971 when it was hit by debris from a target http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 41773 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7283 004 1963 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-4G Phantom II US Navy version Fighter Squadron 116 United States Navy Military aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | ||||
