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Why the Wolf Pack F-16 has a unique tail flash in honor of Robin Olds’s F-4C Phantom II
F-16 honoring Robin Olds
This post has an intriguing photo that was taken on September 17, 2023, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. It...
When a US Navy F-14 Tomcat shot down a USAF RF-4C Phantom II during a war game
F-14 shooting down RF-4C
A US Air Force (USAF) RF-4C Phantom II was shot down by a US Navy F-14 Tomcat on September 22, 1987,...
When a Phantom II pilot belly landed his stricken F-4D without his backseater
‘In retrospect, my ordering WSO to eject was a mistake which I have always regretted. I felt at the time I was saving his...
F-4 pilot recalls having to do a 6-G pullup in order to avoid a pickup truck during a “snake check” down a jeep trail
‘I assured him that I know his official green Chevy pickup very well and would certainly avoid him,’ David Storm, USAF F-4 Phantom II...
The F-4 WSO describes how its pilot dozed off while ferrying four Phantom IIs
What happens if a fighter jet pilot falls asleep while flying?
According to a 2013 pilots' union survey, almost half of airline and commercial pilots...