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When a US Navy CO let wives ride in F-4 Phantoms—and things went wrong
‘The third F-4 got airborne for a few feet. However, after touching back down on the runway, the pilot needed to drop his tailhook...
Saudi–Iranian F-15 and F-4 clash that nearly triggered a 60-aircraft dogfight
RSAF Eagles
In 1983, the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) bought 46 F-15Cs and 16 F-15Ds through the Foreign Military Sales program, Peace Sun, though...
How the iconic F-4 Phantom II set a new absolute altitude record during Project Top Flight
The second prototype of the F-4 Phantom II was equipped with water injection and flown by CDR Lawrence E. Flint in a series of...
The F-4 Kurnass: Israel’s Phantom Fighter in the Yom Kippur War
The F-4 Kurnass
On the night of October 6–7, 1973, the pitch-black sky over the Gulf of Suez erupted with an impossible mission. Navigator Micha...
Israel’s Phantoms: from the Mach 3+ F-4X to the electronic warfare F-4E(S)
With an increase in engine thrust by 150%, the F-4X would have featured dash speeds of Mach 3.2, cruise at Mach 2.4, and flight...