Landing after the morning practice mission, the Phantom deploys its braking parachute. In this photo however, the small pullout chute has pulled the main chute pack out, but at the moment it is dragging unopened on the concrete behind the F-4F.
Arriving in Keflavik on June 1, for a month of airspace patrols on the behalf of NATO, 3785 (USAF serial 72-1195) is shown during a morning takeoff from runway 02.
Just out from one of the four shelters and waiting for the line crew to clear the aircraft. The wings are just unfolding. On the F-4C this was controlled from the cockpit like on the USN versions, but on the F-4E it was a manual operation.
The only F-4C of the 57th FIS that was painted in this scheme during the last months of its stay in Iceland. The F-4Es appeared in a similar scheme after repaint in Iceland, except for the intake splitter plates, which were clear on the F-4Es.
One of the three 57th FIS. T-birds taxying out to the Sierra taxyway, to prepare for takeoff on runway 02. Great sunlight after a shower. The midwinter noontime sun in Iceland will give one these vibrant colors after a midday shower.
One of the three 57th FIS T-Birds that were the last of their kind in Iceland. Here sporting a style of the rudder checkerboard that was prevalent from around 1969 to 1976 or so. Scanned from a not too good print.
Once more doing its regular training hops, here shown just before landing on runway 02. I was very active going out to Kef during the spring and summer of 1978, when the F-4Cs were leaving and the F-4Es were taking over.
Taking off just before a rainshower and thus showing its afterburner in the murk. This was the last deployment of the F-4F to Iceland for the Airspace patrol duties and marks the end of the long Phantom connection with Iceland.
Stopping for a while at Keflavik for fuel and maybe some crew rest, this UTAH ANG KC-97L was converted from a KC-97G and was sent to MASDC as CH0605 Dec 16, 1977.