If you've been following Vintage Aviation News, you know that we occasionally veer from our focus on classic warbirds to ...

With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced U.S. supersonic military aircraft ever? Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 ...

The F-4 Phantom, introduced in the 1960s, is slowly disappearing from air forces worldwide. The old jet was as versatile as the F-35, capable of both air to air and air to ground missions. The F-35 is ...

Key Point: The F-4 Phantom has proven endlessly versatile. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the archetype of the third-generation jet ...

The last of the produced F-4 Phantom jets has been converted into a flying dummy target-drone for missile training. The RF-4C, production no. 68-0599 is not a machine that is young or freshly retired, ...

Supersonic flight is something all of the world’s military dreamed of during the war. Yet, it was not until after that humans managed to develop the necessary technology to take them past the speed of ...

High above North Vietnam, a routine airstrike mission was violently shattered for Captain John R. “Bob” Pardo and his wingman ...

After more than 50 years of service, the F-4 Phantom II is about to be retired by the U.S. Air Force. The final F-4 Phantom appearance at an airshow while in USAF service occurred during Nellis Air ...

If you're of a certain age, you can't help but draw parallels between the real world and our favorite anime. It helps when you're talking about a jet fighter developed by the Americans before the ...

Crowds gathered at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to cheer on the QF-4 Phantom II as the storied aircraft took its final flight Wednesday after more than a half-century in service. "This has ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. I’ll admit that I’m a ...

Do you have dreams of buzzing the control tower after a day of barrel-rolling and air-to-air training against those goons on the red team, and then hopping on your hog and cruising to the beach so you ...