The F-4 Phantom was neither pretty nor elegant. But it did its job when so many other aircraft in history couldn’t. That’s what counts. You can find Michael Peck on Twitter at @Mipeck1.

The F-4 Phantom remains one of the most iconic fighter jets in U.S. history - but flying it wasn’t for the faint of heart. In this episode, real veterans recount near-death experiences, hospital ...

Fortunately, the Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force, or THK) keeps the Phantom's legacy alive with its active fleet of F ...

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 ...

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 ...

The F-4 Phantom was gradually phased out of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, replaced with the F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon.The last F-4s left U.S ...

F-4: The Supersonic Brick Takes Flight. The plane was officially known as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.Moniker-wise it was the “sequel” (so to speak) to the original Phantom, that ...

The F-4 Phantom is a twin-engine multi-role fighter built with two General Electric J-79-GE-15 engines. Each power plant puts out 17,000 lbs of thrust, giving the Phantom a maximum speed of 1,473 ...

Blackbird Blackout — The Time an F-4 Phantom Tried to Intercept an SR-71: Yours Truly has to admit to having a sentimental soft spot in his heart for the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.

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 ...

For years, an F-4 Phantom II fighter stood on display at MacDill Air Force Base. But, because of exposure to the salty air off of Hillsborough Bay, the jet has deteriorated too much for a move.

You won't believe it but U.S. Navy legendary planes (F-4, F-8 and F-14) could fly with folded wings, asymmetric configurations. To save space aboard the deck of U.S. flattops, aircraft built for ...