F-4 Phantom II jet arrives at Castle Air Museum in Central California

Castle Air Museum in Atwater received an iconic F-4 Phantom II aircraft this morning. The jet is nicknamed Bunny due to its tail art.
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[@Mike-yg5xj]

I just had to say I was born at Castle AFB July 1956

[@overcastfriday81]

I was born at Pt Mugu in the early 70s. At the time, this was the boss' airplane.

[@GeneralLee1961.3]

Black Bunny!!! One of my favorite Phantoms!!! ❤️🇺🇸

[@user-ig6oy7mx1y]

One of my favorite aircraft of all time, I use to see this F-4 at Point Mugu and also the F-14 Vandy 1. Very cool

[@David-xm5xu]

Very true they had the playboy bunny on the tail of I think the squadron was VX -9

[@sanfranciscobay]

Congratulations on your new F4. I'm sure in a few months it will look like new.

[@MadBomber536]

I cant wait to see her, Castle AF Base is near me.

[@christinadaly7743]

Nice Pete , nice Phantom too !

[@JohnnyPruitt-dl2du]

I need to fly that baby

[@kittygonzalez2827]

Nice!

[@nitrousninja882]

I heard when the Soviets realized the performance abilities of the F-4 Phantom it kept them awake at the night at the Kremlin.

[@sanfranciscobay]

3:02 27 feet wide. That must require special transportation taking 2-3 lanes. Do you have any video of the Plane on the Trailer driving on the Freeway?

[@JB-rt4mx]

How did they land it on a trailer?

[@user-ig6oy7mx1y]

The plane should be out front of Point Mugu?

[@5695q]

The Phantom that is in missile park was painted in the black Vandy 1 bunny scheme but has since been painted in a standard type of scheme. Playboy no longer wanted the Navy painting their logo on the planes from what I heard.

[@fredjones7705]

Does anyone know how many Phantoms are still flying?

[@Fabulousprofound168]

Wikipedia has a list, but I’m not sure how up to date it is.