Weighing 60,000 pounds yet flying at Mach 2.23, the F-4 Phantom II stunned the world by smashing 20+ records and redefining brute-force power ...

For a period the F-4 was the workhorse of US airpower able to fill many roles thanks to its large aircraft, range, and ...

Distinguished Flying Cross recipient RF-4C pilot and his weapon systems officer recollect flying some of the most important ...

One nation historically dominated the fighter jet export market: the Soviet Union, whose simple, rugged aircraft spread ...

With the new proposal of 40% flat duty + GST/cess (somewhat close to 70-90% total import duty), there is a promise of 40-50% ...

Few Cold War aircraft are still flying in frontline service today. In 2024 Turkey marked fifty years of operating the F 4 Phantom II with a rare formation flight that highlighted the jet’s long and ...

The F-4 Phantom II set records for its top speed and maximum altitude. Even today, the F-4 outruns numerous modern aircraft ...

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The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US ...

Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr. was born in Seattle on Oct. 5, 1929. He graduated from UW with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1951. By graduation, Gordon had not yet set his sights on being one out ...

At Athens Flying Week, the legendary Hellenic Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II returns to the spotlight in a ...

Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their ...