From Jägerblatt - the magazine of the German fighter pilots association - two items from the December 1974 issue..
Fighter Wing 74 "Mölders" Begins Flight Operations with Phantom F-4F
Bearing the inscription "Development Aid for Bavaria" ('Entwicklungshilfe für Bayern') and featuring a painting of three black-and-white East Frisian cows, the first two F-4F Phantoms for JG 74 "Mölders" took off from Wittmundhafen Air Base, bound for Neuburg an der Donau. Like Fighter Wing 71 "Richthofen" before it, the "Mölders" Wing in Neuburg is being equipped with the F-4FPhantom fighter variant. To ensure that JG 74 "M" did not receive only brand-new aircraft—thereby allowing scheduled maintenance to be staggered over time—Fighter Wing 71 "Richthofen" transferred two of its Phantoms (each with 100 flight hours logged) to the fighter unit in Neuburg. Naturally, the technicians at "Richthofen" couldn't resist adorning the first two "birds" with the slogan "Development Aid for Bavaria," accompanied by an illustration of three black-and-white spotted East Frisian cows.
Below; "Yeah, we're here on the bike"—that could be the theme song for the 'Cross Servicing' section (responsible for servicing visiting aircraft) at Fighter Wing Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen," where the first and second ground crewmen (erste und zweite Wart) use a tandem bicycle to guide visiting aircraft to their designated parking spots on the flight line. This specific tandem setup was originally designed to facilitate rapid servicing for visiting aircraft landing at Wittmundhafen—a task requiring the presence of both the first and second ground crewmen. However, it has since proven its worth in another capacity: serving as a backup should the standard "Follow Me" vehicle break down. When a Mirage landed at Wittmundhafen, the Belgian pilots could hardly believe their eyes as Oberfeldwebel Master Sergeant Gerd Segebrecht and Feldwebel Staff Sergeant Peter Groth appeared on a tandem bicycle to guide the crew to their aircraft's assigned parking spot.
