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The Mach 2.2 F-4 Phantom II Fighter Has a Message for Every Air Force on Earth

The F-4 Phantom II, a Mach 2.2 Cold War icon, was initially designed as a U.S. Navy interceptor armed only with missiles, ...
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Mach 2.23 F-4 Phantom II Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

The McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of the most iconic aircraft of the early Cold War period. -It was designed at a ...

America’s 5 Fastest Fighter Jets Of All Time

So, without any further ado, let’s break it down by the numbers and stack up the fastest warbirds to ever wear the livery of ...
The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom Fighter (Made in USA) Flies for Iran

According to the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft, the IRIAF has a total of sixty-three Phantoms, specifically the F-4D, F-4E, and RF-4E variants. The F-4E was indeed the last variant of ...
The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom II Has History’s Only Supersonic Air-to-Air Gun Kill

The only confirmed supersonic air-to-air gun kill is credited to a hotshot U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II pilot named Maj. Phil “Hands” Handley. Some airpower pundits consider guns—more specifically ...