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Mach 2.23 F-4 Phantom II Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

The McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of the most iconic aircraft of the early Cold War period. -It was designed at a time when supersonic flight was still in its experimental period in the ...
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The F-4 Phantom II Has a Message for Any Air Force on Earth

The F-4 Phantom II began as a U.S. Navy fleet defender and became the West’s do-everything jet: fighter, bomber, ...
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Here's What Made The F-4 Phantom II Such An Excellent Fighter Jet

The F-4 Phantom II began flying fleet defense for the U.S. Navy in 1958 but wasn't used by the Air Force until 1963 (as the F-4C). The two-seat, twin-engine tactical jet fighter bomber was built by ...
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‘There won’t be another like it’: South Korean F-4 Phantom IIs drop final bombs before retirement

SEOUL, South Korea — Some of the last F-4 Phantom IIs still flying released their final ordnance during live-fire drills this month, three weeks before South Korea retires the fighters after 55 years ...
The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom Was First Built in 1958. Why Does Iran Still Fly It?

The Iranian F-4 fleet is over 40 years old. Despite periodic upgrades, the Cold War-era jets have long since fallen into obsolescence relative to modern fighters. However, the fact that Iran has ...
The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom Has the World’s Only Gun Kill at Supersonic Speed

With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced U.S. supersonic military aircraft ever? Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 ...