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McDonnell Douglas F4 F Phantom II Kampfflugzeug der Luftwaffe, Erstflug 1958

Introduction The F-4E was exported to some of the NATO partners (UK, Germany, Spain). The F-4E Phantom built for the Deutche Luftwaffe received the F-4F designation in 1973. This aircraft is powered by two J79-MTU-17A engines with afterburners. The engines were built in Germany by Motoren und Turbinen Union München GmbH (MTU).

Luftwaffe F4f Phantom II Photograph by Gert Kromhout

Designed to be a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic interceptor and fighter bomber, the F-4 Phantom II saw combat in Vietnam, Israel, Iran, and Turkey. At first, the aircraft's name was going to be either Satan or Mithras, but in the end, the plane maker went with the far less controversial Phantom II.

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The order for 175 F-4F Phantom IIs was placed with McDonnell Douglas in 1971. The F-4F is based on the F-4E with minor modifications, partly to improve commonality with the RF-4E. Thanks to the incorporation of semi-automatic slats and a lower weight than the F-4E, the F-4F was the most manoeuvrable version of the F-4 Phantom II.

Luftwaffe F4f Phantom II Photograph by Gert Kromhout

List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II variants QF-4E Phantom II in flight at Holloman Air Force Base (November 2007) The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II variants were numerous versions and designations of the F-4 and are described below. Production numbers for major versions asterisk indicates converted from other version Variants

Luftwaffe F4f Phantom II Photograph by Gert Kromhout

Enjoy this vintage clip from two F-4F German Airforce Phantoms on September 1994.This clip is transfered from S-VHS.Share,Subscribe and Like.Thanks for wat.

F4F Phantom Luftwaffe 37+03 "50 Jahre JG71" Foto & Bild luftfahrt, militärfliegerei, verkehr

The F-4F/ICE is a vastly modified version which incorporates a more advanced AN/APG-65 radar as well as the capability of carrying AMRAAM missiles among other avionics improvments. ICE-upgraded Phantoms can be distinguished by their clear radomes, compared to the earlier black radomes. The Luftwaffe also obtained a large number of F-4 Phantom II

Luftwaffe McDonnell Douglas F4F Phantom II

The German Air Force retired its last operational F-4F Phantom IIs on 29 June 2013.. The Greek F-4s were upgraded to a similar standard as the Luftwaffe F-4F ICE, including APG-65 radar, a GEC-Marconi HUD and GPS/INS. The first flight of an upgraded aircraft was on 28 April 1999 at Manching airbase. In total 38 aircraft were upgraded, 37 of.

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Outside of the United States armed forces, the German Luftwaffe was the biggest operator of the Phantom in Europe. Following the end of the Cold War, the F-4F remained in service in the air defense role and the fleet was upgraded under the ICE program gaining multi-mode radar and the AIM-120 active radar-guided air-to-air missile.

Luftwaffe McDonnell Douglas F4F Phantom II 38+10 in Norm 72 camouflage during the Phantom

The Era of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom in the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) In line with the cautious de-escalation policy introduced in the 1960s and the gradual increase in strength of conventional forces, NATO abandoned the strategy of „Massive Retaliation" and adopted the concept of „Flexible Response".

McDonnell Douglas F4F Phantom II 38+10 JG71 Richthofen based at Wittmund Aviones, Aviacion

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [2]

F4F Phantom Luftwaffe 37+01 Foto & Bild luftfahrt, militärfliegerei, verkehr & fahrzeuge

The "F" in the earlier designation, indicating different engine from subsequent Phantom production. F-4A's served mostly in a conversion and training role with the US Navy. F-4B and RF-4B The F-4B was a re-designation of the original F-4H1-1 and future production versions of that model.

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McDonnell Douglas F4F Phantom II, German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Photo by Hank Smith. Jet

The Phantom FG.1 was the last conventional take-off carrier fighter flown by the Royal Navy. There was an anxious period from December 1978 to June 1979 where FAA fighter pilots had nothing to fly, until they were finally relieved by the arrival of the Hawker Sea Harrier.

McDonnell Douglas F4F Phantom II, German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Photo by Hank Smith. Military

Description In the early 1980s, around ten years after Germany received their Phantoms, Germany decided to retrofit their F-4Fs in an attempt to modernize them. The F-4Fs at the beginning of their lifecycle were stripped down F-4Es in an attempt to reduce the cost and lost many abilities that the F-4E had.

F4F Phantom Luftwaffe 38+37 Foto & Bild luftfahrt, militärfliegerei, verkehr & fahrzeuge

The Air Force followed suit in 1963. Over the next 25 years, a total of 17 different variants among 5,200 aircraft followed, including the gun-equipped F-4E and the Wild Weasel series. Phantoms flew for 11 nations: Australia, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, West Germany, Great Britain, Turkey, and the United States.

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McDonnell F-4 Phantom II Latest Model: F-4F-59-MC Phantom II: Last Military Serial: 38+72 Luftwaffe: Construction Number: 4790: Latest Owner or Location: 20th FS, 49th FW, (Luftwaffe F-4 Training Squadron), Holloman AFB, NM: EDIT THE HISTORY HERE: If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.