The 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.

The Air Force's Phantom II was designated F-4C, and first flew May 27, 1963. Production deliveries began in November 1963. The F-4 was the primary fighter-bomber aircraft in the U.S. Air Force ...

all of these American aces flew as members of two-man crews on F-4 Phantom IIs, reflecting the emergence of air-to-air missiles (AAMs) over guns (whether machine guns or cannons) as the primary ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom is arguably the single best and most famous third-generation jet fighter. It served the United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps faithfully from the ...