The months of June and July 2013 saw the final operations of German F-4F Phantoms. With Jagdgeschwader 71 "R" at Wittmund officially putting Luftwaffe Phantom operations to an end and handing over the QRA ...
After the show of Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG71) at Wittmund to honour the end of the F-4F Phantom II service for the Luftwaffe at the end of June 2013, the two remaining Phantoms of WTD61 soldiered on for ...
The sky was crying tears for the Phantom Pharewell event at Wittmund airbase. With initially nearly winter weather the last week-end in June was the date for the officially last days of Luftwaffe F-4F ...
... Doors or other similar events. And the aircraft enthusiast is eagerly waiting for one of those rare chances to attend a "Photoday", regularly organized by the different wings.
Where? Wittmund AFB ...
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The day saw also one Phantom from Wittmund wearing a special "emission sticker", which is nowadays mandatory for every German car…, and a Eurofighter coming in to land. The Heeresflieger ...
... 34 years ago, on September, 26th, 1974, the first aircraft arrived at Neuburg from Wittmund, which will also be the airfield where the last 10 Phantoms will leave to as soon as possible. During all these ...
... greetings to Wittmund the Neuburg maintenance crew replaced the "R" on the left side of the intake by an "L" - maybe to clearly indicate them the two different sides of the aircraft ;)
The take-offs took ...
