Iran’s Cold War-era F-4 fleet performed effectively during the war with Iraq, and Tehran has since invested heavily in ...

T he F-4 Phantom was a fighter jet that entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1961 and eventually found its way to the Air Force two years later only for the Marine Corps to adopt it too. Four ...

Even with all the hurdles, Iran’s air force is still able to maintain an offensive air capability thanks to its decades-old fleet of F-4 Phantom IIs. That’s a truly incredible feat and shows ...

The F-4 Phantom was capable of hitting Mach 2.23. While it was a capable fighter, the final examples were retired in 1997 due ...

Flying the F-4 for two air forces gave Danny Grossman a unique view of the Phantom. After serving six years as a U.S. Air Force F-4 weapons officer, he spent 20 years as an Israeli Air Force ...

In Vietnam, the U.S. Navy used the F-4 for ground attack. First, they tried an F-104. “Not enough wing or thrust,” recalls Jack Petry, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. When NASA engineers ...

On Aug. 4, 2019, around 12:30 hrs local time, the F-4E Phantom II inventory of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) became a little smaller after a 61st TFS F-4E crashed near Tangestan ...

The U.S. Air Force will hold a "final flight" ceremony tomorrow, December 21, to commemorate the end of the F-4 Phantom II fighter's service. The fighter, which was first introduced in the late ...

The silhouette is clearly that of an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force F-4 Phantom striking Iraqi forces during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). ... Work With Us. The Aviationist is ...

Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Force. One thing that stands out for Iran’s air force is that it has more F-4 Phantom II fighter jets in service ...

Last week, the Republic of Korean Air Force (ROKAF) retired their very last F-4 Phantoms. During a decommissioning ceremony held at their last homebase Suwon South Korea flew the very last F-4s.