Most of the jets came from the boneyards at Davis Monthan or from Navy storage. The jets arrived in small groups of three and four aircraft at Wattisham starting in August 1984. Both the crewmembers were killed in the wreck. All remaining aircraft were withdrawn from use during 1990. Only 155529 is preserved in a museum at this time.
Several airframes do still exist but are mostly derelict.
The F-4S will be described in a later post. The F-4J began to leave Marine Corps service in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Inital climb rate 41,250 feet per minute. Service ceiling 70,000 feet. Combat ceiling 54,700 feet.