The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom Should Be in this History Books (It Keeps Making History Instead)

Furthermore, the F-4 came in both ground- and carrier-based models and served in the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines. The only other frontline fighter to serve in all three services before or since ...
The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom Was Never Meant To Be Loved This Much

Key Point: There is no particular reason for the world’s love affair with the F-4 Phantom. Beautiful it was not, nor graceful, nor aesthetic. The Phantom earned nicknames like “Rhino” and “Double Ugly ...
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F-4X Super Phantom - The Jet Built to Hunt the MiG-25

In the shadow of the Cold War, America and Israel embarked on an audacious plan – transform the legendary F-4 Phantom into a high-speed interceptor capable of challenging the Soviet MiG-25. The result ...
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Here's What Made The F-4 Phantom II Such An Excellent Fighter Jet

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 by ...
Stars and Stripes

‘There won’t be another like it’: South Korean F-4 Phantom IIs drop final bombs before retirement

SEOUL, South Korea — Some of the last F-4 Phantom IIs still flying released their final ordnance during live-fire drills this month, three weeks before South Korea retires the fighters after 55 years ...
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Why Pilots Loved the F-4 Phantom II Fighter

Duke Cunningham, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and F-4 Phantom II pilot has passed away at the age of 83. Cunningham, who was one of only two U.S. Navy aviators to become aces in ...
CNN

‘My vision went dark’: CNN reporter experiences 6G-force before hitching a fighter jet ride

It took more than 40 years, but I finally lived my “Top Gun” dream. For an hour and 40 minutes, in the back seat of a South Korean Air Force F-4 Phantom, I was “Goose” from the classic 1980s movie – ...