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The F-4 Phantom was an iconic Cold War-era fighter that lasted well into the 1990s. But how fast was it, actually, and why ...
Step into the virtual cockpit of the legendary F-4 Phantom and relive the adrenaline-fueled dogfights that defined an era.
Like the F-35, the F-4 became the prime aircraft of the air force (which bought three times as many as the navy) and the marines. The Phantom had more than its share of flaws, and detractors to ...
The F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet . Fast, heavily armed, and durable, the F-4 Phantom fighter jet revolutionized American air power. The aircraft could conduct both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions ...
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 ...
In Vietnam, the U.S. Navy used the F-4 for ground attack. First, they tried an F-104. “Not enough wing or thrust,” recalls Jack Petry, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. When NASA engineers ...
The F-4 Phantom II first flew in 1958. The sequel to the otherwise obscure FH Phantom, the F-4 was originally designed as an attack fighter, a fighter jet capable of duking it out air-to-air with ...
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 ...
For years, an F-4 Phantom II fighter stood on display at MacDill Air Force Base. But, because of exposure to the salty air off of Hillsborough Bay, the jet has deteriorated too much for a move.
The last of thousands of F-4 Phantom jets that have been used by the U.S. military for over fifty years are being retired to serve as ground targets for s. Sections. Listen.
The Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Memorial Foundation is organizing the effort to restore the F-4 Phantom II to look as James' own jet would have looked during the war.
Walker High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC cadets Gage Tullier, left, and James Catalanatto clean a wing on the F-4 Phantom fighter jet on display at the I-12 Satsuma exit Nov. 4, 2016.