The F-4 Phantom is of early 1950s origin when a new carrier-based fighter was required by the United States Navy. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation won the design competition, leading to the F-4H ...

To this end, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II continues to be considered a legend in its own right, a testament to the ...

former Vietnam War F ... FH Phantom, which made history in her own right during her brief service life as both the first U.S. jet aircraft to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier.

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 ...