(Image: Wally Gobetz; McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom “Annette” in Charleston, SC)
There are many retired McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom combat jets languishing across the United States (and indeed the world) in varying states of preservation and decay. We’ve featured an increasing collection of them here on Urban Ghosts. One nicely restored example can be seen beneath the trees outside The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
Photographer Wally Gobetz writes on Flickr:
“The Citadel is a state-supported undergraduate military college with an enrollment of 2,300 in its Corps of Cadets and an additional 1,200 civilian students in evening programs. Founded in 1842 with the conversion of to state arsenals, it moved to its current campus, on the banks of the Ashley River. The 300-acre campus features buildings primarily of Moorish design, with crenelated battlements and sentry towers. Initially an all-male academy, The Citadel expanded its cadet ranks to include women in 1995.”
Bearing the name Annette, the F4-C Phantom II wears the green and brown camouflage scheme commonly seen on US Air Force Phantoms during the Vietnam War. At a time when the last remnants of the active US Phantom force – converted to QF-4 drones – are being shot down as target practice for more modern jets, it’s good to see one so well looked after.
(Image: Wally Gobetz)
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