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To: A.A. Cunningham
Air Force F-4Gs started out as Navy F-4Es.

I don't think the Navy or Marines ever flew the F-4E. They flew F-4Bs, Js, Ns and Ss. The F-4E had an internal Gatlin gun cannon and was used by the USAF to replace their F-4Cs and Ds.

328 posted on 06/03/2005 11:06:36 AM PDT by JoeGar
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To: JoeGar

"I don't think the Navy or Marines ever flew the F-4E. They flew F-4Bs, Js, Ns and Ss. The F-4E had an internal Gatlin gun cannon and was used by the USAF to replace their F-4Cs and Ds."

I believe you may be mistaken; I distinctly recall doing carqual catapult shots with F-4E's. Don't recall squadrons, but it would have been off of USS Ranger CVA-61, back in the early seventies.


334 posted on 06/03/2005 11:14:55 AM PDT by Bean Counter
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To: JoeGar

You are correct. My mistake. The Navy had modified 12 F-4Bs into F-4Gs beginning in 1963 for ACLS testing. Those birds were later flown by VF-213 off of the Kitty Hawk over Vietnam and then later returned to F-4B configuration. They aren't to be confused with the Air Force F-4Gs which were modified F-4Es.


348 posted on 06/03/2005 12:46:33 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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