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Item Identifier Number
ms458_jhan_21p_48_008
Creation Date
11-2-1986
Collection
MS-458: Dayton Daily News Archive
Description
A line of aircraft sit on the airfield waiting to take off for combat training. From the Dayton Daily News: "...The 89th is the flying unit of the 906th Tactical Fighter Group stationed at Wright-Patterson. The Phantoms have become a common part of the Miami Valley's sky since the Reserve group was activated in 1982.... ...The 89th trains for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. Although the F-4 was conceived in the 1950s as an air-to-air interceptor for the U.S. Navy, it has proved potent in both roles. Air-to-air training is done in restricted airspace over Hillsboro. Phantoms dogfight with one another, recording potential "kills" electronically on videotape but firing no guns or missiles."
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
photograph
Permissions
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Keywords
Dayton Daily News; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio); ms485_jhan_21p_48_008; Military aircraft; F-4; Phantom II; Jet fighter plane; 89th tactical unit; 906th tactical fighter group
