Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing disappeared during a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam, officials said ...

Lt. Col. Donald Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission when his plane disappeared in a fireball. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP) MADISON, Wis.

Systems, like the F-86 Sabre or the F-4 Phantom ... Vietnam had an attrition rate of their MiG-21 fleet at around 34 percent. To compensate for the considerable advantages the F-4 Phantoms had ...

The United States delivered more than 100 Phantoms to Iran before the Islamic Revolution. P erhaps surprisingly, Iran’s Air ...

Before we delve into the American air aces’ individual bios, a note about the number-crunching methods for the Vietnam ... F-4 Phantom IIs, reflecting the emergence of air-to-air missiles (AAMs ...

F-4 Phantom II: The Legendary Fighter Jet ... The F-4 flew its first combat missions for the Navy over the unfriendly skies of Vietnam in 1964. A year later, the Air Force deployed its variant ...

Downing of Columbus. Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during an armed night reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1967 when his plane ...

Downing of Columbus. Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during an armed night reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1967 when his plane ...