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Airmen from the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, Det. 1 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. hosted the final flight of the QF-4 Phantom as part of the Phinal Phlight Ceremony on Dec. 21, 2016. The ceremony commemorated and retired the QF-4 Phantom after 53 years of service to the Air Force. Hundreds of people attended the event, which featured an aerial demonstration, an official ceremony and a "pet-the-jet" event. Detachment 1, 82nd ATS at Holloman is the only QF-4 full-scale aerial target mission in the Department of Defense. Over its many years at Holloman, the QF-4 flew 145 unmanned missions and 70 aircraft were destroyed in service. It flew its last unmanned mission in August 2016 and will be replaced by the QF-16 in 2017.
| Date Taken: | 12.21.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 12.22.2016 18:28 |
| Photo ID: | 3074505 |
| VIRIN: | 161221-F-II979-072 |
| Resolution: | 1232x820 |
| Size: | 26.48 KB |
| Location: | ALAMAGORDO, NEW MEXICO, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 21 |
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