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- F-4E 68-0342, 171 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2006
- F-4E 68-0504, 132 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2008
- F-4E 73-1022, 111 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2008
- F-4E 73-1049, 171 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2010
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The Turkish Air Force received 40 F-4Es in 1974, with a further 32 F-4Es and 8 RF-4Es in 1977–78 under the "Peace Diamond III" program, followed by 40 ex-USAF aircraft in "Peace Diamond IV" in 1987, and a further 40 ex-U.S. Air National Guard Aircraft in 1991. A further 32 RF-4Es were transferred to Turkey after being retired by the Luftwaffe between 1992 and 1994. In 1995, IAI of Israel implemented an upgrade similar to Kurnass 2000 on 54 Turkish F-4Es which were dubbed the F-4E 2020 Terminator. Turkish F-4s, and more modern F-16s have been used to strike Kurdish terrorists in ongoing military operations in Northern Iraq. In September 2010, US Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Tamara Parker confirmed a Chinese-Turkish joint exercise from 20 September through 4 October at the Konya air base in Turkey's central Anatolia region. According to Reuters, the Turkish air force flew F-4s, and China flew Russian-built Su-27s. Reports indicated F-4s successfully defeated Su-27s in air combat exercises.
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- F-4E 68-0504, 132 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2008
- F-4E 73-1022, 111 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2008
- F-4E 73-1049, 171 Filo, Turkish Air Force, 2010
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The Turkish Air Force received 40 F-4Es in 1974, with a further 32 F-4Es and 8 RF-4Es in 1977–78 under the "Peace Diamond III" program, followed by 40 ex-USAF aircraft in "Peace Diamond IV" in 1987, and a further 40 ex-U.S. Air National Guard Aircraft in 1991. A further 32 RF-4Es were transferred to Turkey after being retired by the Luftwaffe between 1992 and 1994. In 1995, IAI of Israel implemented an upgrade similar to Kurnass 2000 on 54 Turkish F-4Es which were dubbed the F-4E 2020 Terminator. Turkish F-4s, and more modern F-16s have been used to strike Kurdish terrorists in ongoing military operations in Northern Iraq. In September 2010, US Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Tamara Parker confirmed a Chinese-Turkish joint exercise from 20 September through 4 October at the Konya air base in Turkey's central Anatolia region. According to Reuters, the Turkish air force flew F-4s, and China flew Russian-built Su-27s. Reports indicated F-4s successfully defeated Su-27s in air combat exercises.
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