The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an icon of American air power. Once one of the most widely produced supersonic fighter jets, it was a staple of both the US Armed Forces and many allied air ...

One uses a flying gas station with a rigid boom, the other trails a flexible hose and basket—and decades later, the U.S.

F-4 Phantom: The Mach 2.2 Jet That Defined Cold War Airpower Summary and Key Points – The F-4 Phantom II emerged from the U.S. Navy’s 1950s demand for a radar-and-missile interceptor that could defend ...

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Six F-35A Lightning IIs from the Vermont ANG, previously forward deployed to Puerto Rico, have departed RAF Lakenheath on their way to the Middle East. The six jets are part of a total of 12 F-35As ...