The F-4 Phantom II was a record-setting, hard-hitting icon—but not without headaches. -Its sheer size hurt dogfight agility ...

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.

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 ...

PhanCon 2024 allowed enthusiasts to get up close and personal with Andravida’s F-4s, among the few Phantoms still operational in the world. After the successful editions in 2022 and 2023, Andravida ...

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 ...

Tensions between Iran and Israel are on the rise after a Hamas political leader was killed in Tehran Iran has more F-4 Phantom IIs than any other country in the world The F-4 Phantom II made its debut ...

Bob Pardo passed away earlier this month at the age of 89. With his Phantom, he pushed a crippled F-4 outside the enemy airspace in one of the most heroic missions in the history of military aviation, ...