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The mock dogfight where a Phantom II fought alone against 4 hungry A-7 Corsair IIs and got waxed
Roger Ball!
He was the second of two children and was born on 25 January 1940 in Shandon Baptist Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. He,...
After Robin Olds shot down his 4th North Vietnamese MiG, he intentionally avoided shooting down a 5th
USAF F-4 Phantom II pilot Ralph Wetterhahn recalled, “I think Robin Olds could have been a double MiG ace if he hadn’t done that.”
During...
Former F-14 Tomcat RIO clarifies first confirmed MiG-killing F-4 Phantom II of the Vietnam War
Many sources in print and on the Internet erroneously report that Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) flew F-4B 151488 for...
US Navy F-4 pilot tells why AIM-7 and AIM-9 missiles didn’t work against attack helicopters
Roger Ball!
He was the second of two children and born on 25 January 1940 in Shandon Baptist Hospital in Columbia South Carolina. He, in...
F-4 Phantom II set altitude record during Project Top Flight
A special aircraft
Built as a high-altitude interceptor, the F-4 (F4H) Phantom II quickly demonstrated that it was a special aircraft, establishing over a dozen...