NOBODY flew a phantom ( F-4 ) with only 50 hours of flight training... not ever. T-37's ( or T-28's )...then T-38's..... then Fighter lead-in ...THEN F-4's..... at which point he would have had a couple hundred hours probably 300 of JET time..... much of hit fastmover time. .....

note: he very well may have soloed a T-37 at 8-10 hours .... thats about right, but a Phantom with 50 hours total time....nope.