National Security Journal on MSN

The Mach 2.23 F-4 Phantom II has a message for the Air Force

The McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of the most iconic aircraft of the early Cold War period. -It was designed at a ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

F-4 Phantom Legacy: Celebrating 50 Years of The Rhino in Turkish Service

If you've been following Vintage Aviation News, you know that we occasionally veer from our focus on classic warbirds to ...
The National Interest

Why the F-4 Phantom II Fighter Jet Still Matters

Developed for the US Navy in the late 1950s, the Phantom platform would become one of the most prolific American-made aircraft ever produced. The Cold War-era F-4 “Phantom” platform may be rapidly ...
The National Interest

An F-4 Phantom Has Crashed in Western Iran

The United States delivered more than 100 Phantoms to Iran before the Islamic Revolution. Perhaps surprisingly, Iran’s Air Force continues to fly several decades-old American-made aircraft. Tehran’s ...
The Aviationist

Fantastic Phantom: the Records set by the McDonnell Douglas F-4

Looking more like a killer than a speedster, the large twin-engine jet built to sweep skies clear of enemy MiGs and deliver large payloads of bombs would also record many “firsts.” Out of a ...