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F-4 Phantoms Phabulous 40th - 1978 Commemorative Book

Rare Plumage & Wild Colors

F-4s in several distinctive color schemes.
These F-4s from VX-4, the Navy's test squadron for fighter aircraft and weapons, illustrate several distinctive color schemes. The bright red aircraft is a QF-4B drone, painted for maximum rather than minimum visibility.

Combat aircraft have traditionally been painted to minimize visibility. This has led to the development of a wide variety of exotic colors and unusual camouflage patterns, each intended for a different operating environment. On the other hand, the need for identifying aircraft and the organizations to which they belong frequently results in colorful and distinctive squadron markings.