There's a reason the Blue Angels started flying the A-4 fighter jet after the F-4

In the 1970s, the Blue Angels swapped from the F-4 Phantom to the A-4 Skyhawk, a comparatively slower plane. However, the ...
The Advocate

F-4 Phantom jet gets shined up just in time for Veterans Day

Walker High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC students spent Friday afternoon using rags, mops, brushes and hoses to wash the F-4 Phantom fighter jet on display at the Interstate 12 Satsuma exit. The ...
The National Interest

F-4X Phantom: The Powerful Fighter Plane That Never Had a Chance to Fly

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II — the successor to the late-1940s vintage McDonnell FH-1 Phantom — made her maiden flight in 1958. The F-4 ended up becoming the mainstay fighter-bomber of the U.S ...
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Here's What Made The F-4 Phantom II Such An Excellent Fighter Jet

The F-4 Phantom II began flying fleet defense for the U.S. Navy in 1958 but wasn't used by the Air Force until 1963 (as the F-4C). The two-seat, twin-engine tactical jet fighter bomber was built by ...
The National Interest

The F-4 Phantom Has the World’s Only Gun Kill at Supersonic Speed

With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced U.S. supersonic military aircraft ever? Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 ...
Moviefone

F-4 Phantom: The Original Top Gun Fighter Jet (1997) - Where to Watch

Here are a few important points to remember about the Skyfire, America's Video Storyteller documentary flick. F-4 Phantom: The Original Top Gun Fighter Jet starring has a NR rating, a runtime of about ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Renovation for F-4 Phantom jet stationed at St. Louis Regional Airport

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BETHALTO, Ill. – A familiar aviation ...