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Description
| Notes: F-4C modified for photographic and electronic reconnaissance missions. | ||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas | |
| Base model: | F-4 | |
| Designation: | RF-4 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Nickname: | Phantom II | |
| Equivalent to: | F-110A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Modified Mission: | Reconnaissance | |
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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 |
| Air Force Flight Test Center Museum | Edwards AFB | California |
| Air Power Park and Museum | Hampton | Virginia |
| Alabama ANG - 117th ARW, Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama |
| Goodfellow AFB | Goodfellow AFB | Texas |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| Kentucky ANG - 123rd AW, Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Minnesota Air Guard Museum | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| Nebraska ANG - 155th ARG, Lincoln | Lincoln | Nebraska |
| Ohio ANG - 121st ARW, Rickenbacker ANGB | Columbus | Ohio |
| Shaw AFB | Shaw AFB | South Carolina |
| USAF Armament Museum | Eglin AFB | Florida |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| Yankee Air Museum | Belleville | Michigan |
RF-4C on display
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum | Air Power Park and Museum | Alabama ANG - 117th ARW, Birmingham | Hill Aerospace Museum | |
March Field Museum | Minnesota Air Guard Museum | Shaw AFB | United States Air Force Museum | |
USAF Armament Museum | Yankee Air Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Harry \"DutchSpook\" Doesburg Leeuwarden, AL | As a Phantom Phanatic phor more than 35 years, I am searching phor pictures on the 66-0426 AR which crashed august 22nd, 1973 in the Northern part of the Netherlands. Crew ejected saphely! (Capt Crawley and 1Lt alley).
Maybe your people know those pilots phrom then. I would like to get in touch with them too!! In advance many thanks phor your coperation Harry "DutchSpook" Doesburg 07/04/2010 @ 01:45 [ref: 26869] |
| Pete , WI | John, i believe the JO came from a Commanders wifes name, Josephine. 07/01/2010 @ 10:59 [ref: 26854] |
| Pete , WI | I worked as a Crew Chief on RF-4C 67-457 at Shaw A.F.B from 76-80, Then joined the Wisconsin Air Guard. While deployed to Turkey in the late 90's I saw my old F-4 still being flown by the Turkish AF, Wow, what a sled. 07/01/2010 @ 10:54 [ref: 26853] |
| Pete , WI | I worked as a Crew Chief on RF-4C 67-457 at Shaw A.F.B from 76-80, Then joined the Wisconsin Air Guard. While deployed to Turkey in the late 90's I saw my old F-4 still being flown by the Turkish AF, Wow, what a sled. 07/01/2010 @ 10:54 [ref: 26852] |
| David George Wichita, KS | My dad was a flight line mechanic for McDonnell Douglas from 1956 to 1972. In 1966 he was sent to RAF Alconbury to work on the RF-4C and we had the pleasure of going along with him as a family. I was only 7 at the time but that trip had such a lasting impression on me. We lived in a trailer court there in Upton and I attended the English school in Alconbury. I submitted a photo of RF-4C 64-1003 that was photographed by my Dad while we were there. 05/10/2010 @ 20:45 [ref: 26149] |
| john ingham Sumter SC, SC | Worked the RF-4C here at Shaw until we traded them in on some brand new F16's and a new Squadron designation. After working the D and E models I wasn't real impressed with this old bird.How many old Shaw folks remember Where the JO came from?
JO was quickly changed to the still current SW tail designation as soon as the 16's arrived. 04/23/2010 @ 13:42 [ref: 26070] |
| Wayne Fischbach Dayton, OH | I was stationed at Shaw AFB with the first RF4Cs from 1964-1966. I worked avionics, Inertial nav (INS), forward looking radar (FLR), Side looking radar (SLR) etc. When I arrived at the squadron, I was told to forget all the avionics systems I had just learned at Keesler, this was a new aircraft and we would learn via OJT from manufacturer tech reps. Actually the best way to learn for me. The squadron was training the flight crews on the aircraft so we had some interesting 781 write-ups. The aircraft were so new to the AF that we helped install the FLR & SLR in the aircraft on the flight line since they had arrived without with ballast in place of that system. We developed maintenance techniques on the systems. In Aug 1966 they disbanded that squadron at Shaw and sent us personnel and aircraft to Tan Son Nhut AB Vietnam. There we set up shops and operations from scratch and several months later we received a second squadron of aircraft from France when DeGaul threw the US out of that country. The maintenance folks went to Germany, we received the aircraft and crews. August of 1967 I PCS'd to George AFB, CA. In the AF wisdom they sent me (with only 6 mos left in AF) to the on base tech school to learn the INS system. I had been working that system for 3 yrs with no formal training. One other person was in the same situation, we had to correct the instructor on several real world maintenance techniques since he had never been on the flight line actually working with the system he was teaching. He was very receptive and took information as we intended it. In those first days of the RF4C we learned all aspects of the aircraft since all mantenance folks were learning the airframe as a team. 04/19/2010 @ 17:53 [ref: 26041] |
| Terry Martin Ridgeway,Virginia, VA | I was stationed with the 38TRS A-flight from 1978-1979.enjoyed working rf-4c. Very good plane. Anyone who was stationed with me and would like to contact me, my e-mail is recce250@hotmail.com. 03/21/2010 @ 12:33 [ref: 25904] |
| Dan F NR, MA | So I was typing random stuff, and I wrote rf4c three tiems by chance, so I googelded, I'm feeling luckaey and this is iw hat i got as my destiny kind of like yugioh so this is pretty neat guys, thansk a lot. i am a littkle buit messed up but so is my room righ tnow haha, my mom is PISSSED. alright, back to --musical brake--- I'M GOIN GOIN GOIN BACK TO CALI CALI CALIIII/C++. i'M NOT A NERD FUCK YOU JDUGEHJEW 03/01/2010 @ 05:38 [ref: 25801] |
| Scooter , IN | I worked the RF-4C\'s at the 26th TRW, Zweibrucken AB, (West) Germany, \'79 - 81. The SLAR & TERREC birds were sure in demand with all that want on in Tehran & Afghanistan during that time.
Nothing like sneezing while working in Door 22.... 02/27/2010 @ 16:01 [ref: 25794] |
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