The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was a two-seat, all-weather, long-range, supersonic interceptor fighter, fighter-bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy and used from 1960 to 1996. It could fly over 1500 miles per hour for almost 2000 miles and was the first jet aircraft to serve concurrently in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps. This F-4D, serial number 64-965, was manufactured by McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27, 1966, then served as a jet fighter in several militaries throughout the world. In its early years it was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, then deployed to Vietnam in 1971 and to Taiwan in 1972. For the next 29 years it was stationed across the U.S. During its active duty it was flown by Lt. Col. Field McConnell, who called it one of the best F-4D aircraft, judging that by its speed and the strength of its radar system. It was retired from active flight status in 1991 and transferred to an aircraft boneyard in Utah, sent to Mojave, California for salvage in 1995, demilitarized in February 2004, and remained there until 2009.