On March 10, 1967, two F-4 Phantom crews from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron were hit by intense North Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire during a strike near Hanoi. Captain Earl Aman’s aircraft was ...
The F-4 Phantom was a legend, but surviving an emergency in it depended on one man’s craftsmanship. This expert maintained and perfected the ejection seats that RAF pilots trusted with their lives.
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 by ...
The F-4 Phantom II was an icon of mid-twentieth century aviation. Nicknamed the “Lead Sled” and affectionately described as a “triumph of thrust over aerodynamics,” the F-4 Phantom II is widely ...