ThePhantomTwo

Excellent build! I have a D and H that will go in 113th TFS markings,I'm tempted to get the TF but I need to actually finish some kits before I buy the TF conversion.

No problem sir,my father was a crew chief on the Mustangs from 1948 to 1954 and spent many hours in the rear seat to fix and bring parts for cross country birds that broke down.

Excellent build Drew! I crewed F-4E's with the Indiana ANG and your E looks like the NJ E's that would visit us in 1988/89. I did a Hasegawa NJ E way back in 1990 and used the E's undergoing phase maintenance as my reference, I'd pull the kit out after we launched four ship sorties for night flying(usually up for 3-3.5 hours) and work on it in the hanger. I'm still grabbing stuff for my build,what you used is definitely on my list to get!

Our TF-51D our unit had,my father had quite a few hours in the rear seat. https://i.imgur.com/vbSpu3A.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/vbSpu3A.jpeg

658 in the Indiana ANG markings was our TF for a few years,my dad had tons of time in the backseat,they'd fly out a crew chief to fix our cross country F-51D's that broke down.

Nice! Were you at Dyess during the 463rd era? I was with the 96th from 83-87.

The 181st TFG/113th TFS had one F-4E,68-0424,with the one piece windscreen, it was our commanders aircraft for several years. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/295990/68-0424

To do the F-4E with the kit markings,you'll need to add the AVTR unit in the front cockpit on the right side panel,I can't vouch for later FY71 and beyond jets but every ANG jet I crewed or took care of had it. IIRC Black Box/True Details F-4E set had it and the Eduard F-4G set for the Hasegawa kit had it that looks like a bunch of fun trying to fold it into the box it is. The F-4E's transferred to Greece,Turkey and the 20th FS(German AF) at George/Holloman AFB would have the AVTR plus the NWDS mod in the rear cockpit on the right side panel.

Cool,sounds like E's maybe a future release then. I really want an A as soon as it's available!

Rosie who wrote the book,is still flying but for the airlines now. I started talking to him in after reading his book several times while pulling ONW duty in 2003. If he's not globetrotting in an Airbus,he's usually training for marathons or playing golf.

Bullseye's decal sheet 48-014 with those subjects is much more accurate.

As a former F-4E crew chief (who managed to take care of 35th G's when they came back from DS), I'll grab one if it has the Late E parts in in the kit as well. I'd also like to do a 190th FS G. Less things to correct and detail than the Hasegawa E or G, and I have plenty of those kits for parts if Z-M messed up any thing.

The 113th TFS F-4C was the only ADC painted jet we ever flew,it was a temporary assignment with us(if a year can be temporary),we held it as " flyable storage" aircraft until the NY ANG converted to the F-4C from the F-101B/F. It's crew chief was also the one that crewed our only Hill Gray painted F-4C a few years later. I remember how odd 568 stood out amongst the SEA/SEA wraparound F-4C's on our flightline,circa 1981-82.

Typical daily training load out for using the gun pod was the pod on the centerline,BDU-33's on TER's or inert 500 pound mk.82's with wing tanks,or not, depending on what range was being used. That's what our unit usually flew with them.

Nice,my father crewed the VT-29 and C-131,I have a few of his T.O.'s. I look forward to the kit and your decals.