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Veteran's Memorial Freedom Garden
Plymouth Road & Quail Trail Street
Quartzsite, AZ

Recently, “A Friend in Arizona” (AFIA) visited the Veterans Memorial Freedom Garden in Quartzsite, Arizona. The site contains a pair of McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-28-MC “Phantom IIs”, AF 65-0941 and AF 66-038. The Veterans Memorial Freedom Garden is located at the intersection of Plymouth Road and Quail Trail Street. A memorial plaque dedicated to the memory of M/Sgt. Arlo J. Markestad, is located at the base of the Freedom Garden's flagpole. AFIA sent us a very nice set of the following “walk-around” photos of both aircraft. The photos also include numerous close-ups of design details that modelers may find useful. We would also like to thank Mike Sampson for send us a great group photo of 65-0941 while on duty with the 7^th TRS at Mountain Home AFB circa 1971.

Veterans Memorial Freedom Garden, Quartzsite, Arizona (5/16/2011 photos by AFIA).

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-28-MC “Phantom II” (AF 65-0941), 7^th TRS, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, circa 1971. (Photo courtesy Mike Sampson)

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-28-MC “Phantom II” (AF 65-0941), Veterans Memorial Freedom Garden, Quartzsite, Arizona (5/16/2011 photos by AFIA).

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-28-MC “Phantom II” (AF 66-0384), Veterans Memorial Freedom Garden, Quartzsite, Arizona (5/16/2011 photos by AFIA).

A very special thanks to AFIA (A Friend in Arizona) for providing us with photos of the aircraft at this location.

1. Google Earth, Satellite Image
2. AFIA (A Friend in Arizona), Aircraft Photos