Years after, in piecing together the events of the air battle, the destruction of the Chinese MiG-17 was given to… Read More
‘I watched in amazement as the Vc circle [on the radar display] which told us the relative closing velocity of… Read More
The second prototype of the F-4 Phantom II was equipped with water injection and flown by CDR Lawrence E. Flint… Read More
“The flight lasted only about 25 minutes, and we landed back at base with only 800 lbs of fuel. Both… Read More
Many sources in print and on the Internet erroneously report that Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO)… Read More
Taken aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43) aircraft carrier, the video in this post features a mishap on CAT-3 where an… Read More
This victory was claimed three-and-a-heft years after 'Sundowner' Lt Tony Nargi had bagged a MiG-21 in an F-8C on Sep.… Read More
While engaging in combat maneuvers, both engines of the F-4 Phantom II suddenly shut down. When E. Royce Williams, Jr.,… Read More
During the Vietnam War there were several cases of napalm canisters igniting prematurely, causing damage to USMC F-4 Phantom II… Read More
The MiG kill scored by Cash was the last of Rolling Thunder and the first by an East Coast (Atlantic… Read More
Even if Chinese claimed the destruction of the F-4 immediately after the engagement it was not considered politically prudent to… Read More
At the time of the explosion, Lt. Jack Ensch and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Doyle were flying at 500 knots at… Read More
On their MiG-killing mission of Jun. 17, 1965, Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) were flying F-4B… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat entered active service in 1974 and started to replace the F-4 Phantom in the same year. In… Read More
As the F-4B's own electrical systems took over, causing a power surge, there was a tremor beneath the left wing… Read More
On Feb. 19, 1964 Cdr Ken Stecker, CO of VF-96, and his RIO Lt Charles Webster III made the F-4G… Read More
“If one gun was good, three were better.” Col Jacques Naviaux, VMFA-122 No fewer than 11 US Marine Corps (USMC)… Read More
