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 ...

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

Summary: The F-4 Phantom II, affectionately dubbed the “Lead Sled,” emerged as a quintessential icon of mid-20th century aviation and the world’s first multi-role fighter. Originally ...

Instead, it served as a sort of evolutionary link between the earliest U.S. jet designs and the F-4 Phantom II, which replaced the F-101 as the Air Force's primary interceptor.

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 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).

Close encounters between U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom fighter jets and Soviet Tu-95 Bear bombers were frequent in the skies near aircraft carriers around the ...

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 ...

The new aircraft would be designated the F-4 Phantom, with the Navy and Marines flying the F-4B, and the Air Force the F-4C (rather than the F-110 Spectre as originally planned).

Air Force F-16 fighter jets scrambled Sunday to intercept aircraft that entered the airspace over President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — the second time that’s happened in 48 hours ...

A highly-publicized North Dakota Air National Guard flight to bring an infant’s heart to a waiting transplant patient in California more than 30 years ago is set to be showcased in Fargo.