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From the ultrafast F-4X to the F-4E(S): the Odyssey of Israel's recce Phantoms
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Odyssey of Israel’s recce Phantoms: from the Mach 3+ F-4X to the electronic warfare F-4E(S)

By 
Dario Leone
Aug 26 2023

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Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
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Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
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Dario Leone
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Military Aviation
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By 
Dario Leone
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The day Israeli F-4Es shot down 14 Egyptian Mi-8 helicopters (one by using their afterburner)
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By 
Dario Leone
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
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By 
Dario Leone
Cool J79-Noise-Only Video Features JASDF Oldest F-4EJ Phantom in Action
Military Aviation
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Dario Leone
In 1984, an Armed Iranian F-4E Phantom II Defected to Iraq
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
In 1984, an Armed Iranian F-4E Phantom II Defected to Iraq
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By 
Dario Leone
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Story of the first Iraqi Air Force MiG-21 Pilot Killed In Action during the Yom Kippur War
Oct 27 2019
By 
Tom Cooper
IRIAF F-4E Phantom II crashes into Persian Gulf. Both Crew Members eject safely.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
IRIAF F-4E Phantom II crashes into Persian Gulf. Both Crew Members eject safely.
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By 
Gabriele Barison
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
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By 
Dario Leone
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Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
How a USAF F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 gun killed a North Vietnamese MiG-19 scoring the world’s only supersonic gun kill
Sep 15 2018
By 
Dario Leone
From the ultrafast F-4X to the F-4E(S): the Odyssey of Israel's recce Phantoms
Aviation History / Military Aviation
From the ultrafast F-4X to the F-4E(S): the Odyssey of Israel’s recce Phantoms
Mar 6 2018
By 
Dario Leone
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Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
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By 
Dario Leone
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