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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
On May 27, 1958, the skies over St. Louis witnessed a historic moment as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II made its maiden ...
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The F-4 Phantom Has the World’s Only Gun Kill at Supersonic Speed
Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Over 5,000 F-4s were produced ... eight MiG-19s, and 66 MiG-21s. The AIM-7 ...
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Mitsubishi F-4 EJ Kai: The American Phantom II Jet Powered Up Like an Anime Hero
The Japanese F-4EJ was therefore like the evolution into Pikachu. But the F-4EJ Kai? That was like the full Raichu, the American McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom ... AN/APG-66 pulse-Doppler radar ...
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The F-4 Phantom: The Sixty-Year-Old Fighter Still Used by Iran
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Phantom still sees service. But it’s somewhat of an anomaly. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam ...