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Triggered by this thread https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/hurricane-with-a-gunner.9607/,
I had a look through my hard drive for the attached photo, which I once got via the German Flugzeugforum,
(original source "Smoke Trails" volume 5 No.2, April/June 1990) and yes, it shows an F-4F Phantom of the
German Airforce with a rear gunner, and no, it's not just photoshopped !
Of course, this was neither a real modification, nor a project, but a practical joke by members of the JaboG 36 !
The explanation by one of the involved technicians was, that a fuel cell had to be exchanged and to ease working
without petrol fumes, the fuselage bay had got a transparent encapsulation giving someone the idea, to borrow a
G3 rifle, depict this rear gun position and make photos for the regular squadron magazine.
And, judging the posts in the mentioned thread (for those interested : https://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/3-sitzige-f-4f.2980/ )
as often, it wasn't clear to all, who had seen those photos, that it was just a joke !
I had a look through my hard drive for the attached photo, which I once got via the German Flugzeugforum,
(original source "Smoke Trails" volume 5 No.2, April/June 1990) and yes, it shows an F-4F Phantom of the
German Airforce with a rear gunner, and no, it's not just photoshopped !
Of course, this was neither a real modification, nor a project, but a practical joke by members of the JaboG 36 !
The explanation by one of the involved technicians was, that a fuel cell had to be exchanged and to ease working
without petrol fumes, the fuselage bay had got a transparent encapsulation giving someone the idea, to borrow a
G3 rifle, depict this rear gun position and make photos for the regular squadron magazine.
And, judging the posts in the mentioned thread (for those interested : https://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/3-sitzige-f-4f.2980/ )
as often, it wasn't clear to all, who had seen those photos, that it was just a joke !
