25 October 1979

October 25, 2023Aviation78-0744, F-4E-67-MC, Fighter, Fighter Bomber, Foreign Military Sales, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, Peace Pheasant II, Republic of Korea Air Force, ROKAF, s/n 5068Bryan Swopes

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-67-MC Phantom II, 78-0744, the last of 5,057 Phantoms built at St. Louis, 25 October 1979. (McDonnell Douglas Corporation)

25 October 1979: The 5,057th and very last Phantom II—an F-4E-67-MC, U.S. Air Force serial number 78-0744—was rolled out at the McDonnell Douglas Corporation plant, Lambert Field (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, and the production line was closed.

78-0744 was transferred to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) under the Foreign Military Sales program Peace Pheasant II and assigned to the 17th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Cheongju International Airport (CJJ). One source says that it was “written off” but details are lacking.

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-67-MC Phantom II 78-0744 in United States Air Force markings. (U.S. Air Force)

© 2017, Bryan R. Swopes

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3 thoughts on “25 October 1979”

Stephen Howard says:

October 26, 2018 at 4:51 pm

None
Kevin OReilly says:

October 25, 2021 at 9:31 am

Wikipedia cites a total of 5,195 built.
1. Bryan Swopes says:
  
  October 25, 2021 at 11:23 am
  
  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries built F-4EJs under license, with the last one delivered in 1981.

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