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Little Pilots is a mobile F-4 Phantom Cockpit Photo booth. We travel on location to you for birthday parties, corporate events, fundraisers, school activities and parades. You'll also see us in airshows around the US. Sit in the cockpit of this authentic F-4 Phantom fighter jet and see what it's like to be the pilot!

Little Pilots History

The project began as a dream for owner Joe Steimann, a passionate F-4 Phantom fan and aviation artifact collector. In 1991, this aircraft suffered an engine fire and was deemed non repairable as a German F-4F. The German Air Force decided to use the cockpit section as a trainer at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico where the German F-4 pilots trained. After sitting dormant for many years, they decided to scrap the cockpit. The bird sat at Alamogordo scrap yard for a few years before it was purchased. In August of 2003, Little Pilots purchased and retrieved the cockpit. The restoration process began that same month and took 10 months of Joes hard work and dedication to complete. Little Pilots is now a dream come true for Joe and a source of fun for kids young and old.