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The F-4 continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force, the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Ex-US Air Force Phantom serving with the Turkish Air Force One of the most prominent Phantom users is the Turkish Air Force ("Türk Hava Kuvvetleri" or THK), which operates about 233 F-4s. Under the Peace Diamond I program 40 F-4Es were ordered, with deliveries starting in June 1974, although completion of the order was delayed by an arms ...
The following is a list of aircraft used by Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) since its formation on June 18, 1946. Aircraft ... [4] Aeritalia F-104S ...
4 [1] KC-130 Hercules: United States: Aerial refueling KC-130J: 3 Transport; Alenia C-27J: Italy: Transport 7 [1] Piaggio P.180: Italy: VIP: 6 11 on order [1] Airbus A319CJ: European Union: VIP: 3 [6] Airbus A340-500: European Union: VIP: 1 [7] I-TALY: unused since 2018, parked and abandoned at Rome Fiumicino Airport, disputed ownership between ...
A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the 36th TFW, Bitburg, Germany, TDY to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, crashed on a gunnery range 25 miles from Zaragoza, killing pilot Capt. Charles A. Baldwin, 28, of Charleston, West Virginia and navigator Capt. Stephen N. Smith, 27, of Pinebrook, New Jersey. [28] 25 August
Although gradual retirement of F-4 units started in 2017, they are still operational in multi-role missions with the 338 Squadron 'Ares' and the 339 Squadron 'Ajax' based in Andravida air force base. [14] The F-4E Phantom II PI2000 (AUP) has been certified for use of GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs, making the aircraft an excellent and ...
The Collings Foundation F-4D Phantom II with Vietnam-era "Ritchie/DeBellevue" markings, taxis at Selfridge ANGB, May 2005. There are many examples of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs on display around the world, often in aviation museums and at facilities that once operated the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
The Italian Air Force (Italian: Aeronautica Militare; AM, lit. ' military aeronautics ') is the air force of the Italian Republic.The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by King Victor Emmanuel III as the Regia Aeronautica ("Royal Air Force").