Tag Archives: 43 Tactical Fighter SQ

Flying the F4 in the North – Alaska

Posted on May 13, 2019 by jenorv

From 1974-1978 I flew intercepts of Soviet bombers off the coast of Alaska in the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter.  I had arrived in Alaska fresh from a combat tour in Thailand, where I flew missions over Vietnam, Laos, … Continue reading →

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F4 Stuff

Posted on February 22, 2017 by jenorv

Recently I was looking at all the things I had collected that had to do with the F4. The Phantom II mascot was called the Spook.    He appeared on a lot of things from patches — to letter head … Continue reading →

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F4 Crash in Alaska

Posted on November 25, 2016 by jenorv

In Alaska, December is a bitter month. I have previously written about attending arctic survival school outside of Fairbanks when it was -50F and the techniques I learned to survive.  Still it gave me, and every fighter jock I flew with, … Continue reading →

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