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Recces in Europe

United  States Air Forces in Europe provides responsive forward presence and decisive  air and space power. Plans, conducts, controls, coordinates and supports air and space operations to achieve U.S. and NATO objectives based on taskings assigned
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Zweibrücken Air Base

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-38-MC Phantom II (s/n 68-0562)  from the 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 86th Tactical Fighter Wing,  landing at Zweibrücken Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, West Germany, in 1970. In 1971  the squadron tail code was changed to "ZR", which becam the 86th TFW overall  tail code in 1972. On 31 January 1973 the 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
changed bases with the 86th TFW and moved from Ramstein to Zweibrücken, but the 17th TRS stayed in Zweibrücken. The RF-4C 68-0562 was finally retired to the AMARC as FP0655 on 9 April 1991.

RAF Alconbury

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Seen at its home base at RAF Alconbury. 10TRW RF-4C 68-570 looks to be parked at the bottom end of the airfield, where  reasonable pictures could be obtained from a public road near the railway line.  This view was taken on May 27th 1979.

RF-4C takes off at Alconbury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZtguB0F2d8


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