F-4E Phantoms were the only weapons available which could prevent such an outcome. Shooting down helicopters wasn't easy. Sun was setting, missiles were useless and Phantom pilots weren't quite ...

Key Points: The F-4 Phantom II played a crucial role in Israel's defense, especially during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. -Entering Israeli service in 1969, the versatile fighter performed aerial ...

The only confirmed supersonic air-to-air gun kill is credited to a hotshot U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II pilot named Maj.

The Air Force's Phantom II was designated F-4C, and first flew May 27, 1963. Production deliveries began in November 1963. The F-4 was the primary fighter-bomber aircraft in the U.S. Air Force ...

I like to find interesting things to see and do close to Tehachapi, and Mojave has many! One of my favorite places to take a ...