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Thumbnail Filmstrip of McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II USAF 57th FIS, #66-0300, NAS Keflavik, Iceland, 1970s 1:72 HA1944 Images
Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA1944
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Diecast Model
USAF 57th FIS, #66-0300, NAS Keflavik, Iceland, 1970s
1:72 Scale Length 10.5" Width 6.25"
The 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron "The Black Knights of Keflavik" were based at NAS Keflavik, Iceland from 1954 until March 1, 1995 when the 57th was inactivated. In 1973 the 57th FIS received the first of their F-4C’s with F-4E’s going to Vietnam. In March 1978 the 57th FIS began trading the F-4C variant for 12 newer F-4E’s. In 1984 it was announced that the 57th FIS would receive the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. 66-0300 was sold to Turkey with a look alike in a Keflavik hangar.