Usaf Mcdonnell Douglas F 4 Phantom Ii

Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966106

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USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II by Peter E. Davies Pdf

In many respects the most successful, versatile and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era the F-4 Phantom II was quickly adopted by the USAF after its spectacular US Navy introduction. Its introduction to USAF squadrons happened just in time for the Vietnam conflict where USAF F-4Cs took over MiG-fighting duties from the F-100 Super Sabre. Although the F-4 was never intended as a dog-fighter to tangle with light, nimble, gun-armed MiGs it was responsible for destroying 109 MiGs in aerial combat. At the end of their careers many of the survivors from the 3,380 'land-based' Phantoms were converted into target drones for training purposes. New aircraft were also built for West Germany, Iran and Israel. The USAF's experience with the Phantom showed clearly that the air-to-air fighter was still a necessity and its decision to fund its successor, the McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle (as well as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22A Raptor) was heavily influenced by the lessons of US and other Phantom pilots in combat.

Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966090

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USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II by Peter E. Davies Pdf

In many respects the most successful, versatile and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era the F-4 Phantom II was quickly adopted by the USAF after its spectacular US Navy introduction. Its introduction to USAF squadrons happened just in time for the Vietnam conflict where USAF F-4Cs took over MiG-fighting duties from the F-100 Super Sabre. Although the F-4 was never intended as a dog-fighter to tangle with light, nimble, gun-armed MiGs it was responsible for destroying 109 MiGs in aerial combat. At the end of their careers many of the survivors from the 3,380 'land-based' Phantoms were converted into target drones for training purposes. New aircraft were also built for West Germany, Iran and Israel. The USAF's experience with the Phantom showed clearly that the air-to-air fighter was still a necessity and its decision to fund its successor, the McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle (as well as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22A Raptor) was heavily influenced by the lessons of US and other Phantom pilots in combat.

Author : William R. Peake
Publisher : Atlasbooks Distribution
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 1857801903

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II by William R. Peake Pdf

A legend in its own time, over five thousand Phantoms were built in St Louis and Japan over more than twenty years. This heavily tabular book gives the construction number and first flight date of each aircraft and the attrition or retirement date and disposition of those no longer in service. USAF,USN and USMC aircraft which have scored combat victories are also detailed.

Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472804969

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USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II by Peter E. Davies Pdf

Originally designed as a carrier-borne long-range interceptor armed with radar-guided missiles and tasked with defence against missile-launching bombers, the Phantom II went on to establish itself as one of the most important multi-role fighter, attack and reconnaissance aircraft of the 20th century. Arguably the United States' most important aircraft in the Vietnam War, where it played the role of workhorse as well as being a deadly MiG interceptor, the Phantom was also a mainstay of Atlantic Fleet operations ? intercepting Soviet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft and turning them away from the carrier groups at the height of the Cold War. This book reveals the design and development history of the naval Phantom, its variants and the exported designs adopted by other NATO countries. Packed with illustrations, photographs and first-hand accounts, it provides a technical history of one of the most famous aircraft ever built.

Author : Andy Evans
Publisher : Sam
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-20
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : 0955185831

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Modellers Datafile 12 by Andy Evans Pdf

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber. Part one of this title provides detailed photographic coverage of the USAF F4C, F-4D, RF-4C, F-4E, F-4G, QF-4E/G and Thunderbird variants.

Author : Don Logan
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0764354493

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McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II at George Air Force Base, California by Don Logan Pdf

This concise, illustrated history focuses on the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft and units assigned to George AFB, California, from 1964-92. George's association with the aircraft began with the arrival of the first F-4s in April 1964, and would last over twenty-eight years. The initial mission was to train F-4 aircrews, and from 1964 through 1973, the majority of these graduates went directly to Southeast Asia in support of the Vietnam War. As the need for newly trained aircrews decreased, the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, and later the 37th TFW, added an operational commitment flying F-4Es and F-4C Wild Weasels, as well as F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel aircraft. The training of aircrews for Germany's Air Force was added to the 35th TFW's mission in December 1972. F-4 operations continued at George under the 35th and 37th wings until inactivation of the 35th Wing in December 1992, and the closing of George AFB at the end of the Cold War.

Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782007531

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USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–68 by Peter E. Davies Pdf

The USAF introduced the F-4C Phantom II into the Vietnam war in April 1965 from Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The F-4C/D soon became the Air Force's principal fighter over the North, destroying 85 MiGs by the close of 1968. This book describes how the USAF turned a gunless naval interceptor into an opponent to the more nimble VPAF MiGs. It explains how the Air Force gradually followed US Navy initiatives in the use of the F-4's missile armament but employed very different tactics and aircrew training. The roles of key personalities such as Col. Robin Oldany are discussed, together with armament and markings, crews and engagements.

Author : Mark A. Chambers
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Phantom II (Jet fighter plane)
ISBN : 0750982799

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II by Mark A. Chambers Pdf

This book tells the fascinating story of this truly unique aircraft's design and development as an icon of American airpower, and relives its glorious record in the Vietnam War, various Arab-Israeli conflicts, the Cold War, and Operation Desert Storm.

Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846037818

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F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21 by Peter E. Davies Pdf

This book draws us into the dangerous world braved by American and North Vietnamese airmen in the skies over Vietnam. Influential leaders and tacticians are profiled to provide a comparative evaluation of their contrasting skills. This book also reveals the technical specifications of each jet with an analysis of the weaponry, avionics and survival devices of the F-4 Phantom II as flown by the USAF and the MiG-21. The fighters' strengths and weaknesses are also compared, including turn radius, performance at altitude, range and structural integrity. First-person extracts reflect on the dangers of these aerial duels, as USAF pilots and their counterparts struggled to overcome each plane's shortcomings.

Author : Steve Ladd,Steven K. Ladd
Publisher : Air World
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526761255

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From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog by Steve Ladd,Steven K. Ladd Pdf

This behind-the-scenes account of a USAF career is “an absorbing read, written with the classic humor fighter pilots seem to have” (Flight Line Book Review). From Baron von Richthofen to Robin Olds, the mystique of the fighter pilot endures. The skill, cunning, and bravery that characterizes this distinctive band of brothers is well known, but there are other dimensions to those who take to the skies to do battle that have not been given the emphasis they deserve—until now. You don’t have to be an aviation aficionado to enjoy Colonel Steve Ladd’s fascinating personal tale, woven around his twenty-eight-year career as a fighter pilot. This extremely engaging account follows a young man from basic pilot training to senior command through narratives that define a unique ethos. From the United States to Southeast Asia, Europe to the Middle East, the amusing and tongue-in-cheek to the deadly serious and poignant, this is the lifelong journey of a fighter pilot. The anecdotes are absorbing, providing an insight into life as an Air Force pilot, but, in this book, as Colonel Ladd stresses, the focus is not on fireworks or stirring tales of derring-do. Instead, this is an articulate and absorbing account of what life is really like among a rare breed of arrogant, cocky, boisterous, and fun-loving young men who readily transform into steely professionals at the controls of a fighter aircraft. “This book will appeal to a variety of readers with its Vietnam War combat stories and accounts of flying the Warthog in Cold War Europe. Fun, flying, international experiences—you won’t want to put it down.” —Aviation News

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : 9781563116384

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F-4 Phantom II Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerard Paloque
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 2352501490

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McDonnel F-4 Phantom by Gerard Paloque Pdf

Shortly after the US Navy put the F-4H-1 Phantom II into service in 1960, the US Air Force in turn took an interest in it. After a successful comparison with the best machines of the period, it was decided at the beginning of 1962 to use it as the standard tactical fighter. It was in May 1963 that the first USAF F-4C, overall similar to the Navy version, made its first flight and exceeded Mach 2. Several versions and variants of the twin-engine fighter were produced over almost ten years, taking advantage each time of the progress made in avionics, power plants and armament, with the original “all-missile” concept being eventually put aside in the light of the fighting in South-East Asia in which the aircraft took an active part, in exchange for an on-board weapon which turned out to be very effective both in the aerial combat and ground attack roles. Apart from the USAF and the various units of the Air National Guard, or the United States Reserve which used the 2 600 F-4s up to the middle of the 90s - especially for recce or electronic warfare - the Phantom IIs were also very successful in the export markets since more than 1,200 examples were flown by ten or so countries, especially NATO ones. Some, like Japan, even built them under license in large numbers and many, like Israel and Iran, often used them successfully in combat.

Author : Don Logan
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fighter planes
ISBN : 0764316273

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F-4 Phantom IIs of the USAF Reserve and Air National Guard by Don Logan Pdf

Don Logan's latest book ""his tenth with Schiffer Publishing, and the first in a planned multi-volume set on F-4 Phantoms chronicles the service of the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 and RF-4 Phantom II in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. The book is organized by AFRES and ANG units and illustrates the F-4's service, colors, and markings with over 700 color photographs and 100 unit patches.

Author : Robert F. Dorr
Publisher : Osprey Publishing (UK)
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : 0850455871

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II by Robert F. Dorr Pdf

Rigt illustreret gennemgang af F-4 Phantom-flyets udvikling og indsats som multi-role fighter og interceptor.

Author : Geoff Coughlin
Publisher : Air World
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399086431

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom by Geoff Coughlin Pdf

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was the most-produced American supersonic military jet with 5,195 aircraft being produced. By any standards the F-4 has been incredibly successful, used not only by the USAF and US Navy but many air forces around the world including Germany, Israel, Turkey and Japan. The F-4 was designed as a long-range fighter interceptor and fighter bomber, excellent in all roles assigned to it. The Phantom has performed leading roles in multiple conflicts around the world from the Vietnam War through to the Gulf War. Although the F-4 left US service in 1996 it has continued in service with other air forces, only just being retired in 2020 from the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force. This new title in Pen & Sword's highly successful Flight Craft series covers the development and operational use of the F-4 Phantom II and brings to life the variety of color schemes and markings applied by many of the multiple air arms that have operated the Phantom around the world by including quality color profiles. Multiple model projects are included covering significant variants of the F-4 like the F-4B, F-4D, F-4E, F-4F, F-4G, F-4J, F-4EJ-Kai; British FGR-2 and F-4J(UK). All the popular model scales are represented: 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32A first for scale modellers everywhere – a book aimed at scale modellers of all levels interested in building the F-4 Phantom II.