Farewell Phantom II

An historical day at Wittmund AB, Germany. After 40 years of operational service the German Air Force retired its last McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantoms on June 29th 2013. The GAF operated a total of 273 Phantoms of three different types, 88 RF-4E's, 10 F-4E's for training in the US and 175 F-4F's.