Farvel til de tyske Phantoms

The Luftwaffe's last F-4F Phantom IIs bade their final farewell on 29 June to a crowd of 130,000 people attending an open day at their home base of Wittmund. Since the landing of the Luftwaffe's first two Phantoms at Wittmund on 31 August 1973, the aircraft clocked up 279,000 flying hours.

First flight in '58, and she's still in service (albeit not frontline) in a handful of countries. Nothing to sneeze at. A Navy fighter so good even the Air Force swallowed it's pride and bought it. That's no small feat! It's the end of this chapter, but there are a few still hanging in there. It'll be sad when she finally disappears from the stage.