Looking more like a killer than a speedster, the large twin-engine jet built to sweep skies clear of enemy MiGs and deliver large payloads of bombs would also record many “firsts.” Out of a ...

First flown in 1958, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II continues to defy expectations well into the 21st century, remaining operational, relevant, and, remarkably, still airborne in several parts ...

See the original Top Gun fighter jet in air-to-air action footage, flying formation and inverted, refueling, going supersonic, knife over ridge tops, feel the shock wave, hear radio squawk and it's ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the archetype of the third-generation jet fighter designs that entered service in the 1960s. More than ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: When the F-4 came out it in 1958 it was a revolutionary design. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the ...