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Ex-F-4 Phantom pilot shares thrilling Mach 2 test flight
‘We are supersonic and still accelerating, the maniacal engines will not be denied. With nothing else to do, I watch the Mach meter unwind;...
One of the first ever laser-guided bomb runs during the Vietnam War
‘A 2,000-pound bomb impacted exactly in the center of the gun pit, vaporizing the gun, the stored ammunition, and the unlucky human gunners. I...
When an F-4 Phantom II “Protected” an SR-71 from a meteor attack
‘This rock is going God only knows how fast and is fifty miles straight up. If I can’t shoot down an SR-71, how in...
SR-71 Blackbird surprises F-4 crew with a vertical takeoff demonstration
The SR-71
One of the most advanced Blackbirds, the SR-71 (along with the A-12 and YF-12), was designed by a team of Lockheed personnel under...
F-4 crew members discuss the problems with Phantom II and why, despite its flaws, they loved flying it
The F-4 Phantom II
Constructed initially as a high-altitude interceptor, the F-4 Phantom II soon proved to be a unique aircraft, setting more than a...
