F-4 Phantom: The Mach 2.2 Jet That Defined Cold War Airpower Summary and Key Points – The F-4 Phantom II emerged from the U.S. Navy’s 1950s demand for a radar-and-missile interceptor that could defend ...

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Summary and Key Points: The F-4 Phantom II, a third-generation American-built warplane, played a pivotal role in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) from the 1960s until its retirement in 2004. Known for its ...

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's F-4 Phantom was quickly becoming the do-all fighter by the mid 1960s, able to lug thousands of pounds of bombs on one mission and then strictly air-to-air missiles the ...

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) was a major operator of the F-4 Phantom II, which they nicknamed the 'Goblin of the ...

Key Point: The F-4 Phantom has proven endlessly versatile. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the archetype of the third-generation jet ...

Walker High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC students spent Friday afternoon using rags, mops, brushes and hoses to wash the F-4 Phantom fighter jet on display at the Interstate 12 Satsuma exit. The ...

The famous episode when a USAF F-4 pushed another Phantom outside North Vietnam airspace. Developed as interceptor in response to the need of the U.S. Navy to protect its aircraft carriers, in 1963 ...

The F-4 Phantom, introduced in the 1960s, is slowly disappearing from air forces worldwide. The old jet was as versatile as the F-35, capable of both air to air and air to ground missions. The F-35 is ...

There’s something missing at the entrance to USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. While the item in question is nowhere near as big as the battleship itself, it occupied a very prominent place for ...

GROVE, Okla. — An F-4 Phantom fighter jet that was accumulating dust at an Air Force hangar in New Mexico now has a purpose at its new home in Northeast Oklahoma. Project coordinators Beverly and Dave ...

Some of Japan's oldest jets, the RF-4EJ Phantom IIs, flew for the last time yesterday, days before their official retirement. Japan has operated the F-4 Phantom II fighter jet since the late 1960s, ...