McDONNELL DOUGLAS RF-4B “PHANTOM II” R-RECONASSAINCE F-FIGHTER 4 – 4TH MODEL B-2ND MODIFICATION The RF-4Bs first flight was 12 March 1965.  All 46 of the RF-4Bs produced went to the Marine Corps. The last twelve RF-4Bs were built on USAF RF-4C frames with larger tires, wheel wells and reenforced wings. The RF-4B served with Marine Composite Squadrons:  VMCJ-1, VMCJ-2 and VMCJ-3.  The Navy, elected to stay with the RF-8 Crusader and the RA-5 Vigilante, and did not order the RF-4.   This aircraft was accepted 15 October 1965 and delivered to VMCJ-3 at MCAS El Toro, CA and spent its entire service life with that squadron and its predecessor Marine Photo Squadron, VMFP-3.  It was retired on 25 April 1990 with 5,364 airframe hours and presented to the museum.  It still wears the colors of its last unit VMFP-3. SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN   38’ 5” WING AREA   530  SQ FT LENGTH   62’ 11” HEIGHT   16’ 6” EMPTY WEIGHT  28,276  LBS GROSS WEIGHT  54.800  LBS ENGINE   2 x GENERAL ELECTRIC J-79-GE-8 THRUST   10,900  LBS EACH 17,000  LBS WITH AFTERBURNER MAX SPEED   1,407 MPH CRUISE SPEED   580 MPH CLIMB    47,500 FPM ARMAMENT   CAMERAS AND SENSING DEVICES ONLY