The F-4 Phantom II set records for its top speed and maximum altitude. Even today, the F-4 outruns numerous modern aircraft ...

Key Points and Summary on F-4 Phantom II - The F-4 Phantom II, a large, twin-engine fighter from the 1950s, was a workhorse of Western air forces for decades, most notably in Vietnam and the Middle ...

With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced U.S. supersonic military aircraft ever? Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 ...

One of the most adaptable airframes ever used in the U.S. Armed Forces, undoubtedly, was the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. During a four-decade service run, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S.

Looking more like a killer than a speedster, the large twin-engine jet built to sweep skies clear of enemy MiGs and deliver large payloads of bombs would also record many “firsts.” Out of a ...

Reaching Mach 2 in the F-4 Phantom was not routine flying. According to an RAF test pilot, everything about the aircraft ...

If you're of a certain age, you can't help but draw parallels between the real world and our favorite anime. It helps when you're talking about a jet fighter developed by the Americans before the ...

A Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter jet lost an external drop tank while flying over the capital, Ankara, on Sept. 4. While the incident only caused some minor damage on the ground, it serves ...