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Description
| Notes: CARRIER-BASED, ALL-WEATHER fighter. Carries missiles and special stores (2 CREW) . | |||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas |
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| Base model: | F-4 | ||
| Designation: | F-4 | ||
| Version: | B | ||
| Nickname: | Phantom II | ||
| Equivalent to: | F4H-1 F4H1F4H-1 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | ||
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 58' 3" | 17.7 m | |
| Height: | 16' 3" | 4.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 4" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 530.0 sq ft | 49.2 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 27,897 lb | 12,651 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 43,907 lb | 19,912 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 54,600 lb | 24,761 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J79-GE-8 (A/B 17,000Lb/7,711Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 10,800 lb | 4,943 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,610 miles | 2,592 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 575 mph | 925 km/h | 500 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,485 mph | 2,391 km/h | 1,292 kt |
| Climb: | 40,800 ft/min | 12,435 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 62,000 ft | 18,897 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Victory Museum | Medford | New Jersey |
| Aviation Heritage Park | NAS Oceana | Virginia |
| Heritage In Flight Museum | Lincoln | Illinois |
| MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | Irvine | California |
| National Warplane Museum | Geneseo | New York |
| Patuxent River Naval Air Museum | Patuxent River | Maryland |
| USAF History and Traditions Museum | San Antonio | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
F-4B on display
Air Victory Museum | Aviation Heritage Park | Heritage In Flight Museum | MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | |
National Warplane Museum | Naval Air Warfare Center | United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Romeo Bacod , AK | I was a bubble chaser with The Sundowner VF-111 aboard the
Coral Sea CV-43,1974-75,during the final days of the Vietnam war Operations Eagle Pull And Frequent Wind and shortly after that, The Mechant ship Mayaguez incident. We were a few days away from Perth, Australia when Pres. Ford ordered Carrier Group to turn around and kick some asses in Cambodia. That was a looong time ago. God Bless America! 09/21/2008 @ 11:26 [ref: 22710] |
| Edmund Perry Mountain View, CA | I served active duty in the Marines from 65-69 (and active reserves to 73), and was NCOIC of the missile shop (part of the ordnance shop) for VMFA-542 when we were stationed at Chu Lai (where I joined in Dec 66 and stayed with them through our deployment to Iwakuni in Jan 68). (Prior to that was in VMFA-531 at Cherry Point.) Perhaps as interesting as anything that happened at Chu Lai was our role (or aborted role) during the capture of the USS Pueblo by North Korea. We had only recently arrived at Iwakuni (maybe a few days) when word came down that our help would be appreciated if we could launch air cover in an attempt to prevent the Pueblo from being escorted into N. Korean waters - but ONLY if we could guarantee full working loads of four each Sparrows (AIM-7s) and Sidewinders (AIM-9Bs) on each of 2 a/c. I managed to get all stations working with good birds with one exception... No matter what we tried (swapping missiles, swapping rails, even swapping wing pylons) there was one Sidewinder station that wouldn't provide any tone with the "flashlight-in-the-head" test. The McDonnell-Douglas rep was down on his knees with me poring through the F-4 wiring diagrams trying to determine the cause. We finally tracked it down to a fuse for the ICS audio that lived in a fuse box that could only be reached by pulling the RIO seat. No one had EVER seen that one before. By the time we got everything good to go, we were informed that it was too late and that we should stand down.
08/17/2008 @ 18:11 [ref: 22481] |
| DUKE STEINKEN SANTA ANA, CA | I WAS A RADAR INTERCEPT OFFICER WITH VMFA-513 AND 542 IN EL TORO. I WAS AN RIO INSTRUCTOR IN THE RAG WITH VF 21 AT MIRAMAR,CA FOR 6 MONTHS IN 1963.I DEPLOYED WITH VMF542 TO VIETNAM WITH MAG -11 IN JUNE 1965 WHERE I FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS WITH VMFA -542, 513 AND 531.
I WAS TEAMED WITH THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF VMFA-542. WE WERE THE FIRST MARINE FIGHTER TO FLY MISSIONS IN LAOS AND THE FIRST MARINE FIGHTER TO FLY IN NORTH VIETNAM BOTH IN AUGUST 1965. I JOINED VMFA-542 ON MY SECOND TOUR IN 1969 AND MADE A SUPERSONIC (1.2) INTERCEPT ON A MIG-21 OFF THE COAST ON NVN BUT WASNT GIVEN A CLEARANCE TO FIRE.I FLEW NUMEROUS SHOEHORN TESTS IN THE F4J WHILE AT THE NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER IN PAX RIVER MARYLAND. I FLEW A TOTAL OF TEN YEARS IN THE F4 AND TO ME IT WAS THE BEST FIGHTERATTACK AIRCRAFT IN THE WORLD. 02/28/2008 @ 15:00 [ref: 19806] |
| Jim Pankey, USN (Ret.) Hemet, CA | I was a Parachute Rigger with Fighter Squadron 142 (GHOSTRIDERS) based at Miramar, CA. We were one of the first F-3B Demon squadrons (VF-193) to make the transition to the F-4. Our air group was aboard the USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) and VF-142 flew CAP for the first raids on North Vietnam during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, August 2-5, 1964.
The aircraft's aura, whether sitting on the flight deck catapult or skimming the waves 'making vapor', was impressive. The sound of shrieking J-79s earned them the nickname, "SPOOK"... I'm sure the enemy was in awe of its capabilities, especially. 12/15/2007 @ 13:56 [ref: 18929] |
| BOB PAUL GARDEN CITY, MI | Assigned to VMFA-312 in January 66 at MCAS Beaufort. I was on Flight Line and Check Crew. Great deployments to MCAS Yuma. My enlistment was up on 17 October 66, so I didn't get to go back to Japan with 312. 09/28/2007 @ 15:39 [ref: 18045] |
| Frank Columbus, MS | I can recall more than once getting air support from an F4 in the Mekong Delta while serving with the Ninth Infantry Division. They were something to see, coming in, dropping their ordinance, and climbing out... fast. I was very glad to see them.... 08/17/2007 @ 11:15 [ref: 17650] |
| Frank Columbus, MS | I can recall more than once getting air support from an F4 in the Mekong Delta while serving with the Ninth Infantry Division. They were something to see, coming in, dropping their ordinance, and climbing out... fast. I was very glad to see them.... 08/17/2007 @ 11:13 [ref: 17649] |
| Richard C. Jones, Jr. Stevensville, MD | VMFA-314, Black Knight, F-4B pilot at Chu Lai during
1966-1967 period. RC Jones. 08/15/2007 @ 10:50 [ref: 17614] |
| Don Atchinson Santa Ana, CA | I was in the Marine Corps from 1966-1970. I was trained to work on the Com/Nav system of the F-4. My first squadron was VMFA-312 at MCAS Beaufort South Carolina. Before I left for Vietnam in 1968, I took a two day school to fly back-seat. I flew once in July 1968 on a 3 hour flight doing 45 degree rocket and bomb attacks at a range near Jacksonville Florida. We made about 20 passes starting a 8 thousand feet and pulling out about one thousand feet. WOW!. I went to Chu Lai RVN and was assigned to VMFA-314 "The Black Knights". When I returned to the States I went back to Beaufort and to VMFA-451. I left the Corps in May 1970. I never got tired of hearing those 2 J-79's make the "The Sound of Freedom". The most impressive thing I ever saw a Phantom do was one morning in Vietman I saw an F-4taking off with a full load of bombs and rockets with gear down do a dirty roll in burner. 03/16/2007 @ 20:40 [ref: 15916] |
| Denney Johnsen Palo Alto, CA | I served with vf-111 71-75 aboard Uss coral sea CVA-43.
I worked as a plane captain and inthe engine shop. I was proud to have been a part of this sqadron and in the three tours I did with them we lost one plane to hydraulic lockup and had one plane loose an engine when it sucked down part of an exploding sam missle. I would like to hear from anyone who served with 111. 02/28/2007 @ 13:07 [ref: 15709] |
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