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[Special Photo Report] Phantom Heaven: among the last F-4 combat planes. Beware, contains alert take off images.

June 10, 2012 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

Do you remember the first images of the Wittmund Spotter Day published a few days ago?

Here you can find a gallery of interesting pictures, taken by Giovanni Maduli on both Jun. 5, during the Open House, and Jun. 6 when two F-4 Phantom fighter jets of the local QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) were scrambled.

Image credit: Giovanni Maduli for The Aviationist

Phantom Phorever!!! Wittmund hosts last F-4 Spotter Day. For real Phantom Phreaks. (theaviationist.com)

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.