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F-4C-19-MC, 63-7569 assigned to the 182d TFS, 149th TFG, Texas ANG based at Kelly AFB and seen during a large deployment to Luke AFB in September 1985.
It was unusual to see F-4s without any tanks. They did not want the drag of the tanks to be a factor during their ACM hops against Luke's F-15 and F-16s over the nearby Luke AFB range complex!
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Nice shot. I know they would sometimes dump the tanks in Vietnam to maneuver better. Saw an interesting article about how local villagers made canoes out of the discarded F-4 drop tanks.