RF-4C Phantom II

No.69-0372 • USAF • Fighter

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RF-4C Phantom II Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2017

1. RF-4C Phantom II Marker

Inscription. The Phantom II is one of the most successful modern aircraft designs, with over 5,000 built. Developed for the U.S. Navy, it was also flown by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and was also sold too many foreign countries. Capable of speeds greater than Mach 2, the reconnaissance version carried an array of cameras and sensors to collect tactical information. The RF-4C seen on display was built by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation in St Louis, Missouri and was delivered to the USAF on August 19, 1970. It served with the 363rd TRW at Shaw AFB, South Carolina in 1971; the 26th TRW at Zweibrucken AB, Germany in 1973; the 18th TFW at Kadena AB, Okinawa in 1987 and the 460 TRG at Taegu, Korea in 1989. The markings are those of the 18th TFW at Kadena, Okinawa.

Erected by Air Power Park. (Marker Number 010.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 1970.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 2.602′ N, 76° 21.934′ W. Marker was in Hampton, Virginia. It was in Coliseum Central. It could

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be reached from West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue (Virginia Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 413 W Mercury Blvd, Hampton VA 23666, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Nike-Ajax (a few steps from this marker); RF-4C Phantom II / M-2 (MGM-5) Corporal (within shouting distance of this marker); F-105D Thunderchief / SM-78 Jupiter (within

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2017

2. RF-4C Phantom II Marker

shouting distance of this marker); A-2 Polaris (within shouting distance of this marker); F-100D Super Saber • Mercury/Little Joe Booster (within shouting distance of this marker); F-89 / J Scorpion / F-101F Voodoo (within shouting distance of this marker); MIM-3 Nike-Ajax/XV-6A Kestrel (within shouting distance of this marker); NASA Space History (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Ajax (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); M-2 Corporal (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); F-105D Thunderchief (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); F-89J Scorpion (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); F-101F Voodoo (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on June 11, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.