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I Study Fighter Planes for a Living. The F-4 Phantom Was a Powerhouse

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was one of the most successful and versatile fighters of the Cold War, a Mach 2 ...
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F-15 Turns 53 Years Old: How This Legendary Fighter Was Created And Why It's Still in Service With No Plans to Retire

Exactly 53 years ago, on July 27, 1972, the YF‑15A, prototype of the legendary McDonnell Douglas F-15 fighter, took to the ...
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Colonel Steve Ladd Speaks – Flying the F-4, Surviving the A-10

Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by retired USAF Colonel Steve Ladd. I reached out to Steve to see if I could interview ...