Recently a mate of mine was shown some information from the SEA
operations. He has asked me to put some questions to the forum.

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Does any former aircrew or ground crews from F-4 operations have
information or willing to discuss on following topics?

* In assessing a tactical briefing for LB1 it talks about many issues..
is a 30yrs old briefing still classified or declassified? How sensitive
is a briefing folder?

* How was the ingress and tactical formations of F-4D/Es with ALQ-71/72
jamming pods flown for standard missions, LB1/LB2 and for ops in next
door panhandles of Laos and Cambodia used?

* What are the functions on the front stick of the F-4? ...I know the
steering ALCS? button, air refuelling button, trigger for missile, the
trim switch and other one is pickle?

* In examining many survival maps of the 60s intended for SEA use, how
would a downed pilot used one? What would he of looked for and done in
order to evade the NVA?

* Would any of the F-4D/E units stationed at Thailand had any of the
tailcode not painted on the tail and still sent into the combat zone?

He has a fuzzy photo showing a F-4E with slime lights, xx-252??, with a
no tailcode but a white fin tip and no weapons over Hanoi on Christmas
day... rather weird as i have never seen ANY F-4 in SEA in action
without a tailcode.. one could assume the F-4E is tailcodeless due to
intra unit transfer eg USA-CONUS or Asian based and still awaiting the
tailcode painting.

* Did any pilot in SEA when dropping their munitions have any emotional
aspect for the people on the receiving end of their drop?

Thanks

K-2