The F-4 Phantom II began as a U.S. Navy fleet defender and became the West’s do-everything jet: fighter, bomber, ...

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 ...

One of the most adaptable airframes ever used in the U.S. Armed Forces, undoubtedly, was the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. During a four-decade service run, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S.

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 ...

During live-fire drills earlier this month, some of the last of the F-4 Phantom II aircraft still in service with the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) fired air-to-ground AGM-142 missiles and ...

ROKAF Phantoms at the June 5 retirement ceremony. Credit: Kim Minseok/Aviation Week Network SUWON, South Korea—The Republic of Korea Air Force retired its F-4 Phantom fleet on June 5 after 55 years of ...

Four RoKAF Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-4Es conducted the fleet's final flight on 9 May 2024. The aircraft were painted in the various colour schemes used by the type over the course of RoKAF service, ...

ROKAF (Republic Of Korea Air Force) F-4E Phantoms carried out the final live firing of AGM-142 Popeye missiles. On Apr. 18, 2024, the ROKAF bid farewell to the iconic AGM-142 “Popeye” missile with a ...

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