F-4J Phantom II

F-4J Phantom II (HMCKU)

Location: Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 47.493', W 79° 54.503'

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BuNo. 153077

The F-4 Phantom II was a two seat supersoniclong range all weather fighter-bomber originally built for the US Navy. The Phantom IIbegan service aboard aircraft carriers in theearly 1960s, and would set many speed andperformance records. During the VietnamWar, the Phantom II would be used by theNavy, Marines, and Air Force. The Navy beganreplacing the Phantom II with the F-14 Tomcatin the mid 1970s. Marines used the Phantom IIuntil replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet in the early 1990s. The last Air Force version (F-4GWild Weasel) retired in 1996. The Phantom IIcontinues to serve in many foreign militaries.

Manufacturer :McDonnell (later McDonnell-Douglas)
Type: carrier-based and tactical strike aircraft
Crew : pilot and radar intercept officer
Powerplant: two 17.660 lb (8,010.5 kg) static thrustGeneral Electric J79-GE-10 turbojets
Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.71 m)
Length: 58 ft 4 in (17.75 m)
Height: 16 ft 3in (4.95 m)
Weight: 30,770 lbs (13,957 kg) empty; 56,000 lbs(25,401 kg) maximum
Armament: four Sparrow (medium range) andfour Sidewinder (short range)air-to-air missles; or up to 16,000 lbs ( 7,257.5 kg) of external ordnance
Maximum speed: 1,415 mph (2,277 km/h)
Combat radius: 600 miles (965 kilometers)
Service ceiling: 58,750 ft (17,905 m)

This aircraft on loan from the National Museumof Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida
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Placed ByPatriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 4:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 602215 N 3628705
Decimal Degrees32.79155000, -79.90838333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.493', W 79° 54.503'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 29.58" N, 79° 54' 30.18" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant SC 29464, US
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