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Description
| Notes: Upgraded F-4C with improved avionics for AIR-TO-AIR and AIR-TO-GROUND operations. | ||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas | |
| Base model: | F-4 | |
| Designation: | F-4 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | Phantom II | |
| Equivalent to: | F-110A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 62' 10' | 18.9 m | |
| Height: | 16' 6" | 5.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 5" | 11.7 m | |
| Wingarea: | 530.0 sq ft | 49.2 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 28,276 lb | 12,823 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 50,341 lb | 22,830 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 58,000 lb | 26,303 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J79-GE-15 (A/B 17,000Lb/7,711Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 10,900 lb | 4,944 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,375 miles | 2,214 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 587 mph | 945 km/h | 510 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,459 mph | 2,349 km/h | 1,269 kt |
| Climb: | 48,300 ft/min | 14,721 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 59,400 ft | 18,104 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Alabama ANG - 187th FW, Montgomery | Montgomery | Alabama |
| California ANG - 144th FW, Fresno | Fresno | California |
| DC ANG - 113rd FW, Andrews AFB | Andrews AFB | Maryland |
| Dyess Linear Air Park | Dyess AFB | Texas |
| Empire State Aerosciences Museum | Scotia | New York |
| Illinois ANG - 183rd FG, Springfield | Springfield | Illinois |
| Maxwell AFB Air Park | Maxwell AFB | Alabama |
| Minnesota ANG - 148th FG, Duluth | Duluth | Minnesota |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
| New Jersey ANG - 108th ARW, Trenton | McGuire AFB | New Jersey |
| North Dakota ANG - 119th FG, Fargo | Fargo | North Dakota |
| Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park | Wichita | Kansas |
| Texas ANG - 147th FG, Houston | Houston | Texas |
| USAF Academy | USAF Academy | Colorado |
| Vermont ANG - 158th FG, Burlington | Burlington | Vermont |
| Wright-Patterson AFB | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
F-4D on display
Alabama ANG - 187th FW, Montgomery | DC ANG - 113rd FW, Andrews AFB | Empire State Aerosciences Museum | Maxwell AFB Air Park | |
Minnesota ANG - 148th FG, Duluth | New England Air Museum | Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park |
Recent comments by our visitors
| wesley yarbor , IN | First duty station Oct. 1974 Holloman AFB Avionics 49th AMS Avionics Instrument sys tech F-4D, Oct. 1976 Kadena AFB Okinawa F-4c,d, rf Apr. 1982 Seymour Johnson AFB 4th CRS F-4E Love the Phantom!
06/27/2010 @ 06:25 [ref: 26732] |
| Ray Santos , CA | I was an Avionics tech with the 8th TFS as part of the 49TFW at Holloman from 6/70 - 11/72. I participated in two Crested Caps and the Takhli deployment. It was a great time working on the F4 Radar and bombing systems. I was also with the 432 TFW at Udorn Thailand from 5/69 - 6/70. in the Avionics field shop. 04/09/2010 @ 16:11 [ref: 25999] |
| Kris Brower , TX | I was maintenance officer for 49th TFW at Holloman AFB 10/70-5/74. Loved working the F-4's; went on Crested Caps and Takhli deployment. Remember the big banner "Only NATO Wing in SEA" Great times!! 03/26/2010 @ 06:16 [ref: 25924] |
| David George Wichita, KS | Submitted a photo of F-4D 66-0271 sitting on the flight line of the Kansas Air National Guard. Aircraft was removed from the Freedom of Reflections Airpark during August of 1995 for new paint job and returned back to the airpark shortly afterwords. 03/09/2010 @ 07:58 [ref: 25858] |
| Craig B. Bergman Tucson, AZ | Member of the 417 TFS/49 TFW and then 49 AMS; deployed on Crested Caps and to reopen Takhli RTAB in 1972. Great folks and awesome aircraft. I was initally Autopilot and then Instrument Autopilot. I retired as a Chief in October 2007. 03/06/2010 @ 21:57 [ref: 25834] |
| John Mollison , VA | The F-4D pictures from Phu Cat AB, RVN and Udorn RTAFB, Thailand were taken during my combat tour in SEA. I was a WSO with the 480/13TFS from Jan-Dec 1971. Computer got hung up when I was loading in the air refueling pictures so that is why there are three of them. Maybe the webmaster can delete two of them. 02/12/2010 @ 18:33 [ref: 25715] |
| Rick Smith Albemarle, NC | I was a Fire Control Tech In the 4th Tac Fighter Wing, 334th Tac Squadron at Seymour-Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC from 1967-1970. Served 6 months at Kunsan AFB, Korea from Febuary to August 1968. I worked on the APQ109 Radar, APA165 Missle control, Apa21 sight system and Bombing computer systems, Chuck Yeager was our wing commander when I arrived in 1967. We had all F4Ds. There was four squadrons 334th, 335th,336th,and 4th field Maintenance. We modified all our F4s to equip for the Walleye TV bomb by changing scopes from DVSTs to CRTs. The Walleye had a TV camara in it's nose,but once dropped you lost the video. The serial Number of Chuck Yeager's jet was 65-678, his name was on the side at the pilot's canopy. We also supported the 68th Bomb wing(a wing of B52s)also at Seymour-Johnson. It was a great Fighter/interceptor and I'm am very proud to had the priviledge of working on it and serving in the USAF. Thanks for the site 01/19/2010 @ 09:11 [ref: 25596] |
| Dave Phillips Phoenix, AZ | Aaron, thanks for providing the well articulated history of the F4D.
However, I must take issue with you for slighting the historical reccord of the 366th TFW "Gunfighters" by not mentioning their lengthy deployment (1966-1972) to Da Nang RVN, a.k.a. "Rocket Alley", having moved there after only 5 months at Phan Rang. The 366th was the first combat unit in Vietnam to receive F4D's, and continued to fly them for the duration of their deployment. By May 1968, the wing had upgraded to the F-4D aircraft. Having been assigned to the original 4520th (later redsignated 57th)FWW at Nellis AFB, where we had refined many of the tactics employing the new avionics on some of the original Block 25 F4D's, I was assigned to the 366th to help with the conversion from the F4C in October of 1967, just in time for the big Lunar New Year Party, TET, in January 1968. Oh, we had fun. Between 1966 and 1972, the Gunfighters logged 18 confirmed MiG kills in Vietnam. By November 1971, the 366th was the only United States tactical fighter wing still stationed in Vietnam. Upon the wing's returned to the United States in October 1972, Captain Lance P. Sijan, a 366th pilot shot down in 1967, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a prisoner of war. Best of whishes to all who remember the Phantom Dave Phillips 366th AEMS, 1967-68 08/12/2009 @ 23:59 [ref: 24337] |
| Jim Gallagher , RI | Weapons Load crew member...then Load Crew Chief..10th TAC Fighter Sq. 50th TFW Hahn AFB'69-72
Old ugly...I think I still have some scars on my head from the main gear doors...and breather doors!!! Ya gotta love an airplane this powerful...and ugly...served with some of the greatest guys in the world.. 01/01/2009 @ 12:04 [ref: 23397] |
| Ray Stankewitz Fremont, CA | I was at Nellis AFB, 474th TFW, 430th TFS, 'Charlie' in the late 70's so I worked on a few of the birds in the photos below.
I was a 321X2P WCS mechanic so the pics of the radar extended and the mockup brought a few tears to my eyes. That was when a SSgt known as "CND" (could not duplicate) was in charge of the mockup. Still have my red and white 430th cap. I have had the (mis)fortune to work on tail 66-7647 that came from Edwards AFB after they used it for several types of testing. This was around '78 or so. Nothing was right on that plane since it had spent its entire life @ Edwards before coming to Nellis. 11/22/2008 @ 09:27 [ref: 23124] |
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