ACIG Database
Phantoms Phorever, Part 7: South Korea
By ACIG Team
Nov 16, 2003, 17:40

One of the first F-4Ds delivered to South Korea, 64-957, seen in 1969 at Taegu AB. (photo DoD)

ROKAF F-4D 65-650, equipped with SUU-23/A gun-pod. (photo USAF)

Row of ROKAF F-4Ds and F-4Es, seen during exercise operations from a highway. (photo USAF)

Early F-4E already painted in ROKAF markings seen during the testing in the USA. (Tom Cooper collection)

Pair of SUU-23/A-armed ROKAF F-4Ds seen on take off. (via Jin Ho)

Trio of early ROKAF F-4Es seen in their old camo during the late 1960s or early 1970s. (via Jin Ho)

A "brand-new" ROKAF F-4E - obviously seen shortly after delivery from the USAF stock (note the crudely overpainted US-marking) seen over South Korea in 1969. (photo Robert F. Dorr)

Row of ROKAF F-4Es shortly before the start of the next training sortie. The front F-4E is probably the 68-509, and in the background the tail of 68-407 can be seen. (photo via Jin Ho)