"F9pnthr" wrote in message
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While visiting the flightline at NAS Fallon in early September, I
photographed
a Phantom taking off. On examining the photo today, it appears to be an
F-4E
from the nose configuration. Also, it's a darker grey than the navy
aircraft in
other photos. Does anyone have any thoughts on what this aircraft mey be?

Civilian contractor using it as a testbed?

The QF4 sounds right. I just wanted to point out another possibilty.