F-4C Phantom - Milwaukee, WI
Posted by: 
DaveGoliath
N 42° 55.823 W 087° 54.385
16T E 426035 N 4753482
F-4C Phantom posted outside the 440th Airlift wing in Milwaukee, WI
Waymark Code: WM6A16
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2009
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The plane is painted in a Vietnam War
camouflage scheme and bears the same markings as the aircraft flown by
Lance Sijan, a Bay View native, who attended the Air Force Academy, was shot down and captured over North Vietnam, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions as a POW.
---Information provided by:
Dennis J. Mehring
Chief, 440th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): F-4C Phantom
Tail Number: (S/N): CA751
Construction:: clone
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): 440th Airlift Wing
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
You cannot pose with the jet, as obviously, it is inside the fence of the 440th Airlift Wing fenceline.
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.