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An F-4 Phantom Has Crashed in Western Iran
Both the Phantom and Tomcat platforms were delivered to Iran prior to the fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the ...
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Combat Tree | The system that made the F 4 the deadliest fighter
In the early 1960s, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom arrived on the scene. Revolutionary for its time, the Phantom was fast, ...
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Remains of a Wisconsin pilot lost over Vietnam in 1967 identified
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 ...
'One roadblock after another' as nonprofit works to create Gen. 'Chappie' James monument
The Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Memorial Foundation estimates the project cost is $2.3M and is asking for $1M in Escambia tourism tax dollars.
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Remains of pilot lost over Vietnam nearly 60 years ago identified
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.
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
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Federal Officials Identify the Remains of a Wisconsin Pilot Lost Over Vietnam in 1967
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 ...
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Federal officials identify the remains of a Wisconsin pilot lost over Vietnam in 1967
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during an armed night reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September ...