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  2. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators

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    Overall, South Korea was one of the main customers of the F-4, with 216 delivered, including 60 "D" models, 55 "E" models and 18 RF-4Cs in service in 2000. [61] [63] The F-4 was the ROKAF's primary fighter until the KF-16 began to be introduced in 1994. [64] The 20 F-4D units at Daegu base were retired as of June 16, 2010, as the company took ...

  3. Republic of Korea Air Force - Wikipedia

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    Shortly after the end of World War II, the South Korean Air Construction Association was founded on 10 August 1946, to publicize the importance of air power.Despite the then-scanty status of Korean armed forces, the first air unit was formed on 5 May 1948, under the direction of Dong Wi-bu, the forerunner to the modern South Korean Ministry of National Defense.

  4. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - Wikipedia

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    The last U.S.-built F-4 went to South Korea, while the last F-4 built was an F-4EJ built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan and delivered on 20 May 1981. [34] As of 2008, 631 Phantoms were in service worldwide, [ 35 ] while the Phantoms were in use as a target drone (specifically QF-4Cs) operated by the U.S. military until 21 December 2016 ...

  5. ‘My vision went dark’: CNN reporter experiences 6G-force ...

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    Lendon in the back seat of a South Korean F-4 Phantom flying over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. - South Korean Air Force I greeted a US journalist on the morning flight as she climbed down ...

  6. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    Lockheed U-2R, 68-10332, Article 054 of the 9th SRW crashed into the Sea of Japan off the Korean coast this date while on flight out of Osan Air Base, South Korea, pilot Capt. Marty McGregor killed. This was the first of five U-2 losses (and four pilots) suffered by the newly formed Air Combat Command in its first five years.

  7. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    A Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 149948, 'AJ-500', of VA-35, [30] and a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II from USS Nimitz collide in midair over the Atlantic Ocean during a refueling maneuver ~600 miles SSW of Scotland. The two crew of the A-6 were missing and presumed dead while the two of the F-4J were recovered.

  8. List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators

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    The DACT detachment of VF-171 was located at NAS Key West, Florida, and flew the A-4 Skyhawk and the F-4 Phantom II. VF-171 assumed the Atlantic Fleet F-4 Fleet Replacement Squadron training role upon VF-101's transition to becoming the Fleet Replacement Squadron for the F-14 Tomcat.

  9. 25th Fighter Squadron - Wikipedia

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    Osan Air Base, South Korea, c. 10 November 1989 – 31 July 1990; Osan Air Base, South Korea, 1 October 1993 – present [2] ... McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (1965–1980)