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Description The McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II entered service in 1960. It was originally developed for the US Navy, but saw service with the Marines, USAF, and a number of air forces throughout the world.

Many versions were made over the years, and production and modification programs continued until 1981 with over 5,000 made in total.

The Phantom II proved itself in the interceptor, ground attack, SEAD, and reconnaisance roles, and it's high power and large weapon carrying capacity were a big step forward from previous aircraft.

The F-4 is armed with 1 x 20mm Vulcan cannon (F-4E) 4 x AIM-7 Sparrow and 4 x AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range missiles, or a mixture of bombs, AMRAAMs, air-to-surface missiles, and British F-4s carried Skyflash also.

It is a testament to the strength of the aircraft that many are still in service round the world today.
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Comments: 11

Wolfman-053 [2009-12-14 16:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Excellent work!

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Claveworks In reply to Wolfman-053 [2009-12-14 17:40:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Wolfman-053 In reply to Claveworks [2009-12-14 18:51:01 +0000 UTC]

No problem, it's excellent work!

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Claveworks [2009-11-23 15:26:57 +0000 UTC]

Edit: Fixed engines.

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TheCH [2009-11-19 04:26:02 +0000 UTC]

Man that looks agressive.

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Claveworks In reply to TheCH [2009-11-19 11:52:59 +0000 UTC]

It was a big brute of a plane, loud, fast, noisy, and smoky too... and yes, aggressive...

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Tjpower11 [2009-11-18 18:11:14 +0000 UTC]

F4... the plane is a beast. Pure evil and intimidation. Up there as one of my personal favorites.

Ever watch Dogfights? Seen every episode.

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I am not sure if they show it in the UK. If they do... what do you think?

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Claveworks In reply to Tjpower11 [2009-11-19 11:56:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I will look out for it

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hyenafur [2009-11-18 18:08:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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Claveworks In reply to hyenafur [2009-11-20 00:27:51 +0000 UTC]

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hyenafur In reply to Claveworks [2009-11-20 00:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Navy F-4's the true F-4's

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