Disguised as vulnerable bombers, F-4 Phantoms lured North Vietnamese MiG-21s into a perfectly executed aerial trap. What ...

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

The F-4 Phantom was neither pretty nor elegant. ... Vietnam air combat was usually World War II-style low-speed, close-range “knife fights” in which the smaller MiG-17, ...

The F-4 Phantom: The plane went to war in Vietnam and made some serious history, as we explain below. In 1966, the U.S. Air Force was frustrated in Vietnam. Pilots from North Vietnam, flying ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — During Vietnam, the F-4 Phantom II served as the Air Force’s primary fighter aircraft, a plane veteran Phil Kuchinskas knows well. “The F-4 Phantom Aircraft &#823… ...

America’s F-4 Phantom II was the best third-generation platform ever built. A product of McDonnell-Douglas, this Cold War icon played a key role throughout America’s war in Vietnam.

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 Also: Discover the ...

In Vietnam, the U.S. Navy used the F-4 for ground attack. ... were chasing the Titan II rocket, their Phantom’s “smash”—flight energy—pushed the space program’s comfort zone.

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

The F-4 Phantom II was originally conceived as a heavy, all-weather fleet air defense fighter. ... F-4s claimed 164.5 kills in Vietnam, 19 kills in Israeli Air Force service, ...

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 ... In 1965, the F-4 was used aggressively in the Vietnam War, ...

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 — Air Force, Navy and Marines — and in the air ...