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The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [4]
Douglas C-54D-10-DC Skymaster and F-4 Phantom II: 2 99 101: 1 (on aircraft) LANSA Flight 502 [166] 9 August 1970 Cusco, Peru Lockheed L-188 Electra: 2 43 45: 16 (all on aircraft) United Airlines Flight 553 [167] 8 December 1972 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Boeing 737-222: 2 0 2: 7 Yokohama F-4 crash [168] 27 September 1977 Yokohama, Japan McDonnell ...
Operation Linebacker II: 1972 December 22 [7]: 125 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Brunson J. Lt Col Pickett R. Maj MiG-21 1972 December 21 [7]: 125 307th SW B-52D 0.50 Cal Moore A. A1C MiG-21 Operation Linebacker II 1972 December 28 [36] VF-142 F-4J AIM-9 Davis S. LTJG Ulrich G. LTJG MiG-21 1972 December 28 [7]: 125 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 McKee H. Maj
Operation Bolo was a United States Air Force mission during the Vietnam War, considered to be a successful combat ruse. [1]The mission was a response to the heavy losses sustained during the Operation Rolling Thunder aerial-bombardment campaign of 1966, during which Vietnam People's Air Force fighter jets had evaded U.S. escort fighters and attacked U.S. bombers flying predictable routes.
F-4 Phantom II William P. Driscoll (RIO) United States USN 5 F-4 Phantom II J R. Stephen Ritchie (pilot) [7] United States USAF 5 F-4 Phantom II Jeffrey S. Feinstein (WSO) [8] United States USAF 5 F-4 Phantom II Le Quang Trung † [9] North Vietnam VPAF 5 MiG-17, MiG-19: Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa: North Vietnam VPAF 5 MiG-21 Nguyễn Phi Hung † [1 ...
160 F-4 Phantom II and A-4 Skyhawk aircraft [1] Casualties and losses; 6 aircraft lost and 2 pilots killed in total: - 3 aircraft shot down - 3 aircraft out of fuel, crashed: 17 aircraft shot down (Egyptian claim) [2] 2 aircraft shot down (Israeli claim)
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 ...
Tailhook of an F-4C Phantom II on display at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Pardo then tried to use Aman's tailhook to push the plane. The Phantom, having been originally designed as a naval aircraft for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps , was equipped with a heavy duty tailhook for landings aboard aircraft carriers and for emergency ...