TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE....
The "phinal" day came , when both WTD 61 F-4 Phantoms were officially decommissioned after 40 years in service within the German Air Force.
Even the comrades of the Airbase Fire Dept. said good-bye in style..
Phantom Phlyout at Manching, home of the last flying German F-4Fs. In the background is F-4F 37-15, the oldest of the WTD61 Phantoms, but already put out of service since some years.
Days with a clear blue sky during this hot summer period were very rare, but luckily there were some to catch this beauty during take-off and even with the afterburner slightly visible