In ‘85, as we were closing down East coast F-4 training, another pilot and I flew solo out to DM in two Phantoms. The one I flew was going to the boneyard and it’s pretty sad when you walk away and turn all the maintenance logs over to the guys there. One of the things they specifically check for before you leave the jet is that both “8 day clocks” are in place as they have a tendency to disappear. 😊 The other jet went to Point Mugu to be turned into a target drone.
About that same time another one of my buds and I soloed two jets down to NAS Key West. The one I flew was made a static display near the main gate and Google Earth shows it’s still there just inside the main gate.
Please explain what an 8 day clock is and why someone would want them?
