14 Facts About F-4B Phantom

McDonnell Douglas F-4 F-4B Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.

F-4 Phantom II remained in use by the U S in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1996.

F-4B Phantom developed several projects, including a variant powered by a Wright J67 engine, and variants powered by two Wright J65 engines, or two General Electric J79 engines.

The Phantom made its maiden flight on 27 May 1958 with Robert C Little at the controls.

In 1959, the F-4B Phantom began carrier suitability trials with the first complete launch-recovery cycle performed on 15 February 1960 from Independence.

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The F-4B Phantom II was briefly given the designation F-110A and named "Spectre" by the USAF, but these were not officially used and the Tri-Service aircraft designation system was adopted in September 1962.

F-4 Phantom is a tandem-seat fighter-bomber designed as a carrier-based interceptor to fill the U S Navy's fleet defense fighter role.

F-4B Phantom then slammed the throttle to full afterburner, the engine's response time being enough to return to full thrust quickly, and he was able get the Phantom airborne again successfully .

On 2 June 1972, a F-4B Phantom flying at supersonic speed shot down a MiG-19 over Thud Ridge in Vietnam with its cannon.

The F-4B Phantom was then shot down, probably by an AIM-7 Sparrow from one of its wingmen.

F-4B Phantom has served with the air forces of many countries, including Australia, Egypt, Germany, United Kingdom, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, Spain, South Korea and Turkey.

One noteworthy operator was No 43 Squadron where F-4B Phantom FG1s remained the squadron equipment for 20 years, arriving in September 1969 and departing in July 1989.

In 1967, the F-4B Phantom supported a brief military-inspired program to determine whether an airplane's sonic boom could be directed and whether it could be used as a weapon of sorts, or at least an annoyance.

The Spook has followed the Phantom around the world adopting local fashions; for example, the British adaptation of the U S "Phantom Man" is a Spook that sometimes wears a bowler hat and smokes a pipe.