The F-4 Phantom II was a record-setting, hard-hitting icon—but not without headaches. -Its sheer size hurt dogfight agility ...

KEYPOINT: Though not as fast as the SR-71, the F-4 had been a renowned record-holder in her own right, setting a whopping 16 world speed and altitude records. Blackbird Blackout — The Time an F-4 ...

Loud, fast, and impossible to ignore, the F-4 Phantom was a fighter jet that definitely turned heads. It was a product of the Cold War era and saw action with both the Navy and the Air Force, packing ...

From the skies of Vietnam to the streets of Marshalltown, the rare jet holds a coincidence with a lot of meaning to two Marshalltown veterans.

Witness the legendary McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in a tactical display by the Hellenic Air Force’s 338 Squadron from ...

During live-fire drills earlier this month, some of the last of the F-4 Phantom II aircraft still in service with the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) fired air-to-ground AGM-142 missiles and ...

Bob Pardo passed away earlier this month at the age of 89. With his Phantom, he pushed a crippled F-4 outside the enemy airspace in one of the most heroic missions in the history of military aviation, ...

Since it arrived in Marshalltown and was placed at its current location along South 6th Street at the American Legion property over three decades ago, the F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet has served as a ...

If you're of a certain age, you can't help but draw parallels between the real world and our favorite anime. It helps when you're talking about a jet fighter developed by the Americans before the ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Some of the last F-4 Phantom IIs still flying released their final ordnance during live-fire drills this month, three weeks before South Korea retires the fighters after 55 years ...

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