The Snapshots in Time Collection

57th Fighter Weapons Wing F-4 Phantom Ground Crew Checklist Card - Pitot Heat and Nose Gear Steering Checks, December 1971

57th Fighter Weapons Wing F-4 Phantom Ground Crew Checklist Card - Pitot Heat and Nose Gear Steering Checks, December 1971

A December 1971 checklist card from the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing detailing standardized hand-signal procedures between F-4 Phantom II pilots and ground crew chiefs for verifying pitot heat and nose gear steering systems prior to flight, illustrating the precise, non-verbal communication protocols essential to Air Force flight-line operations during the Vietnam War era. Project: 218392