The Snapshots in Time Collection
F-4 Phantom II Flight Manual Page: 'Notes for RTB Summary,' Change 1, 15 September 1971
This 1971 manual page, part of an F-4 Phantom II aircrew reference used by squadrons operating from Da Nang Air Base, details the procedure for calculating Return-to-Base (RTB) fuel reserves. Documents like this illustrate the technical precision required of Vietnam War-era fighter crews, for whom fuel management could mean the difference between a safe recovery and an emergency over hostile or open-ocean terrain. Project: 218454