WATCH: Phantom II: The Free World’s Fighter
When McDonnell Made This Promo Philm During the Early 60s the Phantom II Was Already Phantastic When the McDonnell Aircraft Company produced the film “The Free World’s Phantom II” during…
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This Is How The Bedevilers of VF-74 Became “First In Phantoms”
When McDonnell produced the film “The Phantom Joins the Fleet” during 1962 their F4H-1 (later F-4B) Phantom II was a new product. Featuring Fighter Squadron SEVEN FOUR (VF-74) Bedevilers flying…
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CHECK SIX: The F-4 Phantom’s F3H Demon Roots
We recently passed the one year anniversary of the retirement of the last F-4 (actually the QF-4) in the USAF inventory. And while other air forces still have a few…
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What Made The Phabulous F-4 Phantom So Special to Phantom Phanatics All Over The World?
The philm “The Fabulous Phantom” was made by McDonnell Douglashttps://avgeekery.com/?s=McDonnell+Douglas to commemorate the manufacture of the 5000th Phabulous Phantom II (F-4E-65-MC serial 77-0290) which rolled out on 9 May 1978…
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Brigadier General Robin Olds Tells His Story in This Rare Video Series
The Mustachioed Hero Shares the Keys to His Abundant Success. Brigadier General Robin Olds served his country in the Air Force for thirty years. A football player at West Point, he…
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Air Force Dad Celebrates His Daughter’s First (And Fini) F-4 Flight With a Bucket Of Water
Cadet gets an F-4 flight! Dad celebrates her special day. Let’s file this in our “How Awesome is this?” file. Cadet 2nd Class (a junior) Kaitlyn recently received an incentive…
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Listen to the Last F-4 Phantoms Roar over Oshkosh
You can call that rumble music to my ears! Our friends at AirshowStuff have captured the beautiful roar of J-79s as the buzz Oshkosh as part of EAA’s annual Fly…
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The F-4 Phantom Was A Big, Fast, Heavy and Popular Fighter. Here’s 8 Reasons why it was Awesome!
For over three decades, McDonnell’s F-4 Phantom was the world’s most popular fighter-bomber. It made its debut in 1960 and served a prominent role in Vietnam. Over 5,000 F-4s were…
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Pardo’s Push: The Ultimate Display of Ingenuity and Courage Didn’t Go Unpunished
Testimony to the strength of flying skill, American plastics in the ‘60s, but far more significantly it is the story of one US aviator’s selfless loyalty to his wingman, for…
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