USAF McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II Davies Peter E.
USAF McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II Davies Peter E. In many respects the most successful, versatile and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era the F-4 Phantom II was quickly adopted by the…
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USAF McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II Davies Peter E.
In many respects the most successful, versatile and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era the F-4 Phantom II was quickly adopted by the USAF after its spectacular US Navy introduction. Although the F-4 was never intended as a dog-fighter to tangle with light, nimble, gun-armed MiGs it was responsible for destroying 109 MiGs in aerial combat. Its introduction to USAF squadrons happened just in time for the Vietnam conflict where USAF F-4Cs took over MiG-fighting duties from the F-100 Super Sabre.
New aircraft were also built for West Germany, Iran and Israel. At the end of their careers many of the survivors from the 3,380 'land-based' Phantoms were converted into target drones for training purposes. The USAF's experience with the Phantom showed clearly that the air-to-air fighter was still a necessity and its decision to fund its successor, the McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle (as well as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22A Raptor) was heavily influenced by the lessons of US and other Phantom pilots in combat.
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