Showing posts with label USA 1960-1969. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA 1960-1969. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 July 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II. Part Four

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Today we cover some more United States Navy 's F-4J Phantom II squadrons: VF-194 : Navy's Red Lightning Squadron were equipped ...
Monday, 10 July 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II. Part Three

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The McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II was also used by the United States Marine Corps . Today we cover the next Marine Squadrons: VMFA-...
Friday, 7 July 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II. Part one.

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The McDonnell Douglas F-4J was an improved version of the F-4B that featured improved air-to-air and ground-attack capabilities. Five-hund...
Sunday, 25 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, American users

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The McDonnell Douglas F-4E featured many improvements from the previous version, the F-4D. Among them there were upgraded leading edge sla...
Thursday, 15 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II, American Users

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The F-4D was essentially an improved version of the F-4C designed by the United States Air Force to carry AIM-4 Falcon missiles and was i...
Friday, 9 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II, USAF Users, part three

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The F-4C was initally flown for the first time on 27th May 1963 and it differed from the Navy's F-4B in having dual controls, a boom-t...
Monday, 5 June 2017

McDonnell F-4B Phantom II, part four

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The F-4B Phantom II also served with the United States Marines Corps , when the VMFA-314 "Black Knights" squadron received the F...
Saturday, 3 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II, part three

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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...
Friday, 2 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II, part two

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When the gulf of Tonkin incident happened, 13 of 31 of the navy squadrons, were equipped with the F-4B from the USS Constellation (CV-64) ...
Thursday, 1 June 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II, part one

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The VF-121 Peacemakers squadron became the first operational units to be equipped with the F-4A, at NAS Miramar, California on 30th Decemb...
Tuesday, 30 May 2017

McDonnell Douglas XF4H-1 & F4A Phantom II

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On 25th July 1955 the United States Navy ordered two XF4H-1 prototypes, and it made it's maiden flight on 27th May 1958 manned by Rob...
Friday, 26 May 2017

McDonnell F-101 - American users

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The first F-101A was delivered to the United States Air Force on 2nd May 1957, to the 27th Strategic Fighter Wing which replaced the F-84...
Monday, 15 May 2017

McDonnell F3H Demon

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We have a double post today! The McDonnell F3H Demon was liked by their pilots thanks to its docile handling, but, however, its endurance...
Thursday, 11 May 2017

Mcdonnell F3H-2 Demon

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As the original Westinghouse J40 engine turned out to be disappointing, the subsequent Demons were powered by the Allison J71 engine which...