A Cold War-era death machine is being resurrected at an obscure Calif. airport |
A McDonnell F-4S Phantom II is seen at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
If you happen to have $950,000 and a hangar to spare, a famed — and heavily discounted — American warbird in the California desert can be yours.
Described as the “World’s Only Privately Owned F-4 Phantom Capable of Flight” by its listing agents, the McDonnell F4H-1F has a significant and storied past: During a demonstration in 1961, this exact plane dropped several 500-pound bombs on Fort Bragg, influencing the U.S. Air Force’s decision to order them. However, during a weapons test, its........