sadchevy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 what happened to the bicentennial chicken ? my father was maintenance chief in vx-4 at pt. mugu during the mid seventies so I got to see this bird and vandy 1 all the time when I was a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 My guess would be sometime in 1977, the jet got a standard VX-4 repaint ... Other than that, I do not know ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 All I can find is an attrition date of August 85, but not the circumstances. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Sorry, thought I could help but I can't. Edited January 25, 2011 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That is one of my all time favorite schemes. What model is that a J I can't remember? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I think it was a J. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 According to F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data, ISBN 1 85780 190 3, by William R. Peake, F-4J-27-MC 153088, was retired on 27 August 1985 and used as a ground instructional airframe at Naval Air Technical Training Center Millington, NAS Memphis, TN. First flight was 16 November 1966. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That is one of my all time favorite schemes. What model is that a J I can't remember? I think it was a J.Aaron It had an F-4B/N nose cone on it ... I'm not sure if that was a normal outfit for that particular Phantom or if it was put on just for that paint scheme so the mouth of the Eagle would look better ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne S Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7NP3_..._Baton_Rouge_LA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
braincells37 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) You mean this one? I just started sorting my slide collection and these were among the first I scanned. I couldn't find any notes about when or where the photos were taken, unfortunately. About a month ago I found the ESCI kit with these markings. Needless to say, it's now in the garage o' kits! Edited January 25, 2011 by braincells37 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edgar Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 As far as we were told, it was a "J" airframe, with a "B" nose, and "S" slatted outer wing sections. Roodecals did beautiful sets of decals in 1/48 & 1/32 (not sure about 1/72.) Edgar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhino53 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I found this though I couldn't actually see the BuNo, but the blurb says it's 153088. be nice to get it confirmed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JEN722 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I found this though I couldn't actually see the BuNo, but the blurb says it's 153088. be nice to get it confirmed. It is BuNo 153088. That is even obvious from the second of the two airshow pictures a couple posts ago. Jens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 There's also a honkin' big file over at Wikipedia. This also yields a number of pics - I kinda like the third one of 153088 early in its career. Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Found this image in my archives. Photo Copyright Rick Burgess, 04 November 1980 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 My guess would be sometime in 1977, the jet got a standard VX-4 repaint ... I saw her at Selfridge in August of '77 and she was still in all her bicentennial glory. I *so* wish I'd had more than two 24 exposure rolls of Kodacolor II print film and my dad's Argus C3 at that show! How I yearn for a time machine where I could take my digital SLR with an 8 gb SD card to some of those old airshows. I'd run out of film before I got around to Vandy 76 (and the Michigan Six Pack F-106s and T-33s...). Sigh... J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 This was taken at NAS Willow Grove July 4th Open House 1976. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 According to F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data, ISBN 1 85780 190 3, by William R. Peake, F-4J-27-MC 153088, was retired on 27 August 1985 and used as a ground instructional airframe at Naval Air Technical Training Center Millington, NAS Memphis, TN. First flight was 16 November 1966. Thats TOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! 8/27 is my birthday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Now the question is, WHY hasn't someone done decent (note I said "decent") decals and some resin/PE to allow this unique birdie to be done properly in 1/48?? I'd be all over a set like that like stink on poo-poo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Now the question is, WHY hasn't someone done decent (note I said "decent") decals and some resin/PE to allow this unique birdie to be done properly in 1/48?? I'd be all over a set like that like stink on poo-poo. OOOOOOHHHHHHH RRAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PHANTOMQA Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 VANDY 76 was an F-4J, but also an F-4S prototype. It had the GE-J79-10 (Smokeless) engines, fuselage/tail strip formation lights and the LE slats were fixed (Non-movable) and made of wood. Also some avionics enhancements. I believe it was in 1978/79 she came back to VX-4 as a full conversion F-4S and was dubbed VANDY 7. I reported to VX-4 in June 1976, and spent a lot of time on this bird along with the famous VANDY 1 "Black Bird". I'll do some digging to confirm, but I believe 153088 made it's way to a drone conversion (QF-4S) and returned as a Full Scale Ariel Target (FSAT) at Point Mugu Ca. where I also worked after the Navy. Cool forum!!! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PHANTOMQA Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 what happened to the bicentennial chicken ? my father was maintenance chief in vx-4 at pt. mugu during the mid seventies so I got to see this bird and vandy 1 all the time when I was a kid. Who was (is) your father? I might remember him? I was there June 1976 - Aug 1979. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) As far as we were told, it was a "J" airframe, with a "B" nose, and "S" slatted outer wing sections. Roodecals did beautiful sets of decals in 1/48 & 1/32 (not sure about 1/72.) Edgar I don't think the slats had any actuators or actuator fairings. Somewhere a long time ago I saw closeups of the slats, and they looked quite a bit different from the production versions but I surely don't recall enough to be able to describe the differences, sorry... Edited December 3, 2011 by Scott R Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PHANTOMQA Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Actually it had prototype leading edge slats that were fixed in place in the extended position. I don't think the slats had any actuators or actuator fairings. Somewhere a long time ago I saw closeups of the slats, and they looked quite a bit different from the production versions but I surely don't recall enough to be able to describe the differences, sorry... Scott, you're correct, they were fixed in the extended position and they were made of wood & epoxy coated. Resulted in lower T/O & landing speeds and tighter turn radius. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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