Recently, I had the opportunity to sit in the backseat of the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter again. This was a space where I ...

The F-4 Phantom had a top service speed of around Mach 2.23, thanks to its powerful J79 engines. That's about 1,473 miles per hour, cruising at an altitude of 40,000 feet.

The United States Navy flew the F-4 Phantom II in 1958, and the Air Force followed suit with the F-4C in May 1963. And, as history would show, only fathertime could beat this fighter jet.

The F-4 Phantom remains one of the most iconic fighter jets in U.S. history - but flying it wasn’t for the faint of heart. In this episode, real veterans recount near-death experiences, hospital ...

Why the F-4 Phantom Is Such a Badass Plane The F-4 Phantom was neither pretty nor elegant. But it did its job when so many other aircraft in history couldn’t.

Maya Carlin March 23, 2025 Security 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.

South Korean air force F-4 Phantom IIs prepare to drop 500-pound MK-82 free-fall bombs at an unspecific training site in South Korea, April 4, 2024. (South Korean air force) ...

The F-4 was retired from U.S. Air Force service in 1996, but many Phantom IIs of numerous variants are displayed in museums worldwide. Incredibly, the venerable warbird still remains in service ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) celebrated the retirement of the F-4EJ Kai Phantom II, after 48 years of service, on Nov. 20, 2020 at Hyakuri Air Base.