File:F-4J Showtime 100 aproaching CVA-64 1972.jpg
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| Description | The U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (BuNo 155800, NG-100) approaching the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) in February 1972. This aircraft was assigned to fighter squadron VF-96 Fighting Falcons, Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9). Having the callsign "Showtime 100" it was used by Lt. Randy Cunningham and Lt.JG Willie Dricoll for their 3rd, 4th, and 5th MiG-kills on 10 May 1972. However, it was hit by a North Vietnamese SA-2 surface-to-air-missile and the crew had to eject over the Gulf of Tonkin. |
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| Source | USS Ouellet (DE-1077) radarman [1], page [2] |
| Author | USN |
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