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: 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 ...

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.

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, ...

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… ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

A historic F-4 Phantom fighter jet used in the Vietnam War arrived in Orlando Tuesday. The fighter jet will be restored and used as a centerpiece in Joe Kittinger Park.