F-4N Phantom II
| To E us click here: |
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-
weather, long-range supersonic jet
interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber
originally developed for the U.S. Navy
by McDonnell Aircraft. Proving highly
adaptable, it became a major part of the
air wings of the United States Navy,
Marine Corps, and Air Force. It was
used extensively by all three of these
services during the Vietnam War, serving
as the principal air superiority fighter for
both the Navy and Air Force, as well as
being important in the ground-attack and
reconnaissance roles by the close of U.
S. involvement in the war.
First entering service in 1960, the
Phantom 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 and F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S.
Navy; and the F/A-18 in the U.S.
Marine Corps. It remained in use by the
U.S. in the reconnaissance and Wild
Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War,
finally leaving service in 1996.[4][5] The
Phantom was also operated by the
armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli
Phantoms saw extensive combat in
several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran
used its large fleet of Phantoms in the
Iran–Iraq War. Phantoms remain in front
line service with seven countries, and in
use as an unmanned target in the U.S.
Air Force.
Phantom production ran from 1958 to
1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making
it the second most-produced Western
jet fighter behind the F-86 Sabre.
is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-
weather, long-range supersonic jet
interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber
originally developed for the U.S. Navy
by McDonnell Aircraft. Proving highly
adaptable, it became a major part of the
air wings of the United States Navy,
Marine Corps, and Air Force. It was
used extensively by all three of these
services during the Vietnam War, serving
as the principal air superiority fighter for
both the Navy and Air Force, as well as
being important in the ground-attack and
reconnaissance roles by the close of U.
S. involvement in the war.
First entering service in 1960, the
Phantom 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 and F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S.
Navy; and the F/A-18 in the U.S.
Marine Corps. It remained in use by the
U.S. in the reconnaissance and Wild
Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War,
finally leaving service in 1996.[4][5] The
Phantom was also operated by the
armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli
Phantoms saw extensive combat in
several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran
used its large fleet of Phantoms in the
Iran–Iraq War. Phantoms remain in front
line service with seven countries, and in
use as an unmanned target in the U.S.
Air Force.
Phantom production ran from 1958 to
1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making
it the second most-produced Western
jet fighter behind the F-86 Sabre.