The Phantom has numerous fans today, such as the F-4 Phantom II Society. Out of the hundreds of fighter jets built since 1945, why all the affection for this one? Perhaps it’s a bit of baby ...

On May 27, 1958, the skies over St. Louis witnessed a historic moment as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II made its maiden ...

PhanCon 2024 allowed enthusiasts to get up close and personal with Andravida’s F-4s, among the few Phantoms still operational in the world. After the successful editions in 2022 and 2023 ...

But like the Ugly Duckling of the Andersen fairy tale, the Phantom redeemed itself. There is no particular reason for the world’s love affair with the F-4 Phantom. Beautiful it was not ...

The Phantom was a capable aircraft, setting several speed records soon after it first flew in 1958. But then again, there have been many equally capable aircraft over the years. In the 1950s and ...

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's F-4 Phantom was quickly becoming the do-all fighter by the mid 1960s, able to lug thousands of pounds of bombs on one mission and then strictly air-to-air missiles ...

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 ...

But comparing the F-22 Raptor to the F-4 Phantom is like comparing a Ferrari to a minivan. The F-4 was originally designed as a Navy interceptor in the late 1950s, to destroy Soviet bombers.

Some of Japan's oldest jets, the RF-4EJ Phantom IIs, flew for the last time yesterday, days before their official retirement. Japan has operated the F-4 Phantom II fighter jet since the late 1960s ...