Summary and Key Points: The F-4 Phantom II, an iconic third-generation ... twin-engine jet was used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and eleven other nations, including Iran.

The only confirmed supersonic air-to-air gun kill is credited to a hotshot U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II pilot named Maj. Phil “Hands” Handley. Some airpower pundits consider guns—more ...

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 ...

A U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II returns to Holloman Air Force Base on November 18, 2008. The F-4 was the workhorse fighter bomber for both the Air Force and the Navy during the Vietnam War ...