This marvelous air defense - dedicated F-C in colors of the 171th FIS, Michigan ANG. The 171th FIS converted from F-106 to F-4C`s in Spring of 1978, later traded to F-4Ds during Summer of 86.
Marked as 66-8708 as flown by Lt Kirk and displays his two MiG kills. The real F-4D 66-8708 was written off 17 October 1972 while assigned to the 8th TFW.