Saturday, 3 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II, part three

There's not any doubt that the Phantom II was the most successful fighter design of the 1960s. It was powered by two General Electrics J79-GE 8A, 8B or 8C, depending on the sub-variant, rated all of them at 10900lb st of thrust (48.49Kn).
Six hundred and forty-nine F-4Bs were built between June 1961 and March 1967 both for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
These featured the APQ-72 fire control radar and was armed with four or six AIM-9 Sidewinders, but could carry a wide load of bombs and air-to-ground missiles.
The famous airplane with the Japanese flag in the tail, served with the VF-111 Squadron, on board of the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and it was delivered on 6th May 1966. It served until 1976 when it was upgraded to F-4N.










Sources:
1. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

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