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Black and white photograph of an F-4 Phantom about to take off after getting the signal from a …
F-4 Phantom on the Catapult
Black and white photograph of an F-4 Phantom about to take off after getting the signal from a …
Black and white photograph of an F-4 Phantom about to take off after getting the signal from a crewmember on the flight deck

F-4 Phantom on the Catapult

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1967
PeriodVietnam War; Cold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of James Boesch PH3 66-68. P2020.28.174
Object numberP2020.28.174
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official horizontal image of a McDonnell F-4 Phantom II on the catapult ready for takeoff. There is a crewmember crouched on the flight deck, signaling to the aircraft to take off. The crewmember is wearing a helmet and earmuffs. The Phantom is tagged with painted graffiti. The pilot landed on the wrong ship, and the crew of USS Intrepid painted messages on the airplane. The sky is clear. There is a white border around the image.
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Color slide depicting an aircraft that landed on the flight deck with personnel standing nearby
Tagged McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Frederick D. Lugar
1967–68
Object number: P2017.02.304
Color slide depicting an aircraft with grafitti on the flight deck
Phantom Taxiing
Frederick D. Lugar
1967–68
Object number: P2017.02.311
Black and white photograph of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II on the port side steam catapul…
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II on a Steam Catapult
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–61
Object number: P2013.149.105
Color photograph of a F-4 Phantom with graffiti on Intrepid's flight deck
F-4 Phantom Preparing for Takeoff
Marshall N. Morton
1966
Object number: P2021.40.45
Color slide depicting an aircraft on the port side aircraft elevator
Phantom on the Elevator
Frederick D. Lugar
1967–68
Object number: P2017.02.309
Color photograph of a graffitied F-4 Phantom about to launch off Intrepid's flight deck
F-4 Phantom Ready for Takeoff
Marshall N. Morton
1966
Object number: P2021.40.43
Color photograph of a F-4 Phantom covered in graffiti
F-4 Phantom with Grafiti
Marshall N. Morton
1966
Object number: P2021.40.44
Color photograph of a F-4 Phantom with graffiti on Intrepid's flight deck
F-4 Phantom with Graffiti
Marshall N. Morton
1966
Object number: P2021.40.46
Black and white photograph of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II on a steam catapult
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II on a Steam Catapult
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–61
Object number: P2013.149.66
Color photograph of the back of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom from VF-161
Back of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
December 1967
Object number: P2016.34.202
Color photograph of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom on the flight deck
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom on the Flight Deck
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
December 1967
Object number: P2016.34.200
Color photograph of Intrepid crewmembers standing around an F-4 Phantom on the flight deck
F-4 Phantom
Marshall N. Morton
1966
Object number: P2021.40.40
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