This special scheme remembers the last ever depot inspection done on a Luftwaffe Phantom at the aircraft maintenance facility Jever, as well as the 45th anniversary of the Luftwaffeninstandhaltungsgruppe 21 (LIG) .
Travelling back in time: Luftwaffe Phantom in "Norm 81" retro scheme celebrating the final months of F-4F operations. Though bad weather helps that the afterburner comes out well, I would have preferred some sunshine for this great scheme.
Travelling back in time: Luftwaffe Phantom in "Norm 72" retro scheme celebrating the final months of F-4F operations. "Norm 72" was the first camouflage of German Phantoms when they were introduced into service in the 1970s.