• F4-J Phantom in action
  • The approach
  • Road into the canyon with the F4s
  • Parking spot
  • Bones - Cow? Horse?
  • We couild see a wing across the canyon as we were climbing to the tail of jet #1.
  • First view of the tail.
  • The oblong hole at the back is the braking chute housing
  • The antihedral tailplane
  • Broken aluminum honeycomb on the right tailplane
  • Model and serial number. Looks like the important stuff has been removed.
  • Bird's nest inside the wreckage
  • Wires
  • Frayed cords
  • Fin. The opening in the front of the fin is the tailcone cooling air intake
  • Looks like a gas line
  • Good ol' putty
  • Electrical stuff inside the hole in side of tail
  • View from the east shows the inboard section of the tailplane
  • Me
  • This is the view from the canyon bottom. Gotta pay attention though, it lasts just a second, the
  • Missile pylon from jet #1
  • Not lucky
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