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F-4 Pilot's Ejection Seat Story:
After a recent visitor to the Parachute Museum got home, he wrote back concerning the ejection seat in the museum display that is from an F-4 Phantom. All U.S. ejection seats are marked with the unique tail number for the aircraft fitted with that seat. Carl Borman, a native Daytonian, had met with museum curator Randy Zuercher during his visit, and then sent this photo of an F-4 that he flew, marked with tail number 676 (see photo). Carl writes that “ It turns out that I did fly that F4 on May 31, 1971, and several more times after that... It's exciting to see something like that from my past. Before enlisting in the Air Force, I was hired by NCR... that was how I came to live in Dayton. I've included a couple of photos that show we actually carried our parachutes to the aircraft in the early 70's ... I think later T-38s had the chute built into the seat . The knife is the one I carried on every mission... the hook blade was for a "May West." The Mach 2 club pin was given to each F-4 pilot who flew a mission of over Mach 2”.
He also sent in some additional photos as shown below:
The Parachute Museum thanks Carl for his service, and for his interest in the museum.
Aviation Trail, Inc. Parachute Museum
16 South Williams Street
Dayton, OH 45402
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The Aviation Trail Parachute Museum is Site #1b on the Aviation Trail
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