The F-4 was built to serve as a carrier-based interceptor for the U.S. Navy but would eventually be folded into both the U.S.

The design of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II prioritized power and missile capabilities, with the aircraft powered by two General Electric J79-GE-8 turbojet engines. The Phantom II is able to ...

Summary: The F-4 Phantom II, affectionately dubbed the “Lead Sled,” emerged as a quintessential icon of mid-20th century aviation and the world’s first multi-role fighter. Originally ...

The F-4 Phantom was neither pretty nor elegant. But it did its job when so many other aircraft in history couldn’t.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is such an aircraft. Preliminary design of what was to become the Phantom II began in 1953 as a single-place, long-range, attack aircraft designated by McDonnell ...

The F-4 Phantom II was also a highly exported plane. Today, the isolated Islamic Republic of Iran still utilizes some vintage F-4 Phantoms.

Japan has operated the F-4 Phantom II fighter jet since the late 1960s, with at least one plane still flying that's almost 50 years old.

After more than 50 years of service, the F-4 Phantom II is about to be retired by the U.S. Air Force. The final F-4 Phantom appearance at an airshow while in USAF service occurred during Nellis ...

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 ...

An F-4 makes a practice landing on the USS Midway on June 15, 1963. Phantom pilot John Chesire flew combat missions from Midway during the Vietnam War.

Iran has more F-4 Phantom IIs than any other country in the world The F-4 Phantom II made its debut in the Vietnam War and has proved and effective fighter jet over the years ...

Little's impression of May 27, 1958, proved correct. The McDonnell Aircraft F-4 Phantom II became one of the great success stories of military aviation. It flew in three U.S. military branches ...