National Security Journal on MSN1d
‘You Really Ought to Go Home’: F-22 Raptor Flew Under an Iranian F-4 Undetected
In 2013, Iranian F-4 Phantom jets learned firsthand that older fighters are no match for America’s stealthy F-22 Raptors.
Why Was The F-4 Phantom Retired And What Was Its Top Speed?
The F-4 Phantom was a fighter jet that entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1961 and eventually found its way to the Air ...
Contando Estrelas2d
The Spanish F-4 Phantom II fighters, their tanker aircraft and the sad end of many of them
I'm a big fan of the Spanish Air Force's EF-18 Hornet fighters, but I like to remember the old glories that preceded them.
Military.com1y
QF-4 Aerial Target
First flown in May 1958, the Phantom II originally was developed for U.S. Navy fleet defense and entered ... Production deliveries began in November 1963. The F-4 was the primary fighter-bomber ...
Smithsonian Magazine2y
Was the Navy’s F-111 Really That Bad?
The Air Force and Navy have proved that a single airframe can be adapted for their different needs—the F-4 Phantom flew for both services beginning in the 1960s until, for the Navy, well into ...