Keywords: F-4J Showtime 100 aproaching CVA-64 1972.jpg The U S Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II BuNo 155800 NG-100 approaching the aircraft carrier USS Constellation CVA-64 in February 1972 This aircraft was assigned to fighter squadron VF-96 Fighting Falcons Carrier Air Wing 9 CVW-9 Having the callsign Showtime 100 it was used by Lt Randy Cunningham and Lt JG Willie Dricoll for their 3rd 4th and 5th MiG-kills on 10 May 1972 However it was hit by a North Vietnamese SA-2 surface-to-air-missile and the crew had to eject over the Gulf of Tonkin USS Ouellet DE-1077 radarman http //www anez net/navy htm page http //www anez net/carrierops htm 1972-02 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-4J Phantom II Fighter Squadron 96 United States Navy 1972 in aviation |