The F-4 Phantom was capable of hitting Mach 2.23. While it was a capable fighter, the final examples were retired in 1997 due ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, an iconic American fighter from the Vietnam era, remains the most numerous jet in ...

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 ...

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.

The F-4 Phantom was neither pretty nor elegant. ... Production going full blast at McDonnell Aircraft Corp. in production of its F-4 Phantom Jet aircraft, 1966.

Iran’s tensions with Israel came to blows last week as both nations exchanged missiles across Middle Eastern airspace. While ...

That was like the full Raichu, the American McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II's ultimate evolution. An airframe so "juiced" up to the gills with upgraded hardware that it wouldn't be entirely ...

The U.S. Phantom F-4 fighter jet, which South Korea has just retired from use, acts as a metaphor for the countries’ security alliance. It’s also a hell of a ride.