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Why Pilots Loved the F-4 Phantom II Fighter

Duke Cunningham, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and F-4 Phantom II pilot has passed away at the age of 83 ...
In the shadow of the Cold War, America and Israel embarked on an audacious plan – transform the legendary F-4 Phantom into a high-speed interceptor capable of challenging the Soviet MiG-25. The ...
Believe it or not, a propeller-driven fighter plane was one of the stars of Vietnam sky combat. It's not still in service, ...
Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham of San Diego, who became a decorated Navy fighter pilot but was later disgraced by a bribery conviction, has died at 83.
An aircraft’s thrust-to-weight ratio is a statistic that is often thrown around, but one that is poorly understood, even ...
Cunningham served more than eight years in prison for accepting bribes before being released in 2013. President Donald Trump pardoned him in 2021.
F-4 Phantom fighter pilot ACE, Randy “Duke” Cunningham, has died at age 83. His decorated Navy career in the Vietnam war became the stuff of legend, after ...
Aug. 29, 2025 (San Diego County) – Randall Harold (Randy) “Duke” Cunningham, a highly decorated naval aviator whose political career crashed after he was convicted of accepting more than $2 million in ...
South Korea accelerates KF-21 ground-attack capabilities to strengthen air power after Phantom retirement ...
In the headlines after approaching a U.S. Navy destroyer, the story of the Venezuelan Vipers is one of survival against the odds.
For the second time in two days, Venezuela flew military aircraft over the USS Jason Dunham in international waters, multiple ...