Over roughly 35 years of service, the IAF operated approximately 200 to 220 airframes, primarily F-4E and RF-4E variants. The ...

Turkish military prosecutors that have investigated the mysterious downing of a Turkish Air Force RF-4E that went down inside the Syrian airspace on Jun. 22, 2012, say that the reconnaissance plane ...

The McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of the most iconic aircraft of the early Cold War period. -It was designed at a ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Iran received 225 F-4s from the United States prior to the Iranian Revolution. These formed the backbone of the Iranian fighter force during the nine-year-long war ...

Key Point: The F-4 Phantom has proven endlessly versatile. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the archetype of the third-generation jet ...

LONDON—Greece’s Hellenic Air Force has formally retired its last operational McDonnell Douglas RF-4 Phantoms, leaving Iran and Japan as the last operators of the derivative. A ceremony at Larissa ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- What really happened to the Turkish RF-4 Phantom jet that went missing over or near Syrian airspace on June 22? That's what some Turkish journalists and editors are asking today ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Flying Brick. Lead Sled. Rhino. Double Ugly. If nicknames are destiny, then the F-4 ...

The HAF has bid farewell to its last “recce” Phantoms. On May 4, Larissa airbase, Greece, hosted the spotter day for the final flight of the Hellenic Air Force RF-4E, the last “recce” Phantoms in ...

Given last week's downing of a Turkish RF-4 Phantom, that was likely on a recconaissance mission, by the Syrian military, we thought it would be an appropriate time to look at Syria's air defenses. We ...