Check Six: November 20, 1963
From the This Day in Aviation website
20 November 1963: The U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command accepted its first two production McDonnell F-4C Phantom II jet fighters, F-4C-15-MC 63-7415 and F-4C-15-MC 63-7416. They were flown to MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida, by Brigadier General Gilbert L. Meyers, commanding the 836th Air Division, and Colonel Frank K. (“Pete”) Everest, a world-famous test pilot, commanding the 4453rd Combat Crew Training Squadron. Lieutenant General Charles B. Westover, Vice Commander, Tactical Air Command, formally accepted the new fighters on behalf of TAC.
The website article shows two photographs of aircraft 63-7415 with 199th Fighter Squadron markings.
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