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F-4 Phantom II—445 total, 382 in combat First loss: operational (non-combat), F-4C 64-0674 (45TH TFS, 15th TFW) which ran out of fuel after strike in SVN on 9 June 1965; first combat loss F-4C 64-0685 (45th TFS, 15th TFW) shot down Ta Chan, NW NVN on 20 June 1965. 9 of the losses were parked aircraft struck by rockets.
USMC F-4 pilots claimed three enemy MiGs at the cost of one aircraft in air-combat. USAF F-4 Phantom crews scored 107 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG kills (including 33 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG-17s, eight MiG-19s and 66 MiG-21s) at a cost of 33 Phantoms in air-combat. [92] F-4 pilots were credited with a total of 150 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG kills at a cost of 42 Phantoms in air-combat.
Douglas C-54D-10-DC Skymaster and F-4 Phantom II: 2 99 101: 1 (on aircraft) LANSA Flight 502 [168] 9 August 1970 Cusco, Peru Lockheed L-188 Electra: 2 43 45: 16 (all on aircraft) United Airlines Flight 553 [169] 8 December 1972 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Boeing 737-222: 2 16 18 † N/A Nigeria Airways 5N-ANA crash [170] 1 March 1978 Kano Airport ...
AMHC Gilbert Chavarria attached to US Navy VF-154 the Black Knights, while on board USS Coral Sea died after being blown into a parked F-4 Phantom II, by another F-4 Phantom during flight deck operations in the Sea of Japan. 22 February Blue Angels pilot Lcdr. Stu Powrie, 1970 Naval Academy graduate killed in A-4 Skyhawk crash during airshow ...
A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II being ferried from Robins AFB, Georgia to Torrejon Air Base, Spain, was disabled by a severe thunderstorm, forcing the crew to eject at 36,000 feet 150 miles E of Charleston, South Carolina, suffering minor injuries from hail while descending.
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 ...
Vladimir A. Yakimov attempts a vertical landing on the stern flight deck of the Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov (ex-Baku) in Yakovlev Yak-141 (Yak-41M), 48-3, callsign "77", but during heavy touchdown the undercarriage ruptures a fuel tank, causing a serious fire. About 25 seconds later, Yakimov ejected successfully, and was rescued ...
CEO of Total S.A. Dassault Falcon 50: Moscow, Russia Collided on take-off with a snow plow that had strayed onto the runway Dean Paul Martin: United States 1987 Actor, singer and son of Dean Martin: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [6] San Bernardino Mountains. California During maneuvers with his Air Force Reserve unit [6] Eduardo Mata: Mexico ...