F-4 Phantom II Model Airplane

An Excellent, Museum Quality F-4 Phantom II Model Airplane Will Greatly Valued By Enthusiasts and Model Collectors

The F-4 Phantom II model plane's paint scheme, markings and parts are extremely complete, reflecting the original airplane. This F-4 Phantom II model airplane is definitely the ideal piece to every aviation enthusiast and avid aircraft collector, reviving the good, old flight memories and perfect display.

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The successor to the highly successful F-3H Demon and fourth in a series of the McDonnell Corporation's jet fighters, the ungainly looking F-4 Phantom II is considered one of the greatest and most versatile jet fighters ever built. Conceived during peacetime, it served as an interceptor, strike and reconnaissance aircraft, and was the second most produced jet fighter after the North American F-86 Sabre.

The F-4 Phantom was first in many aerospace innovations. One system introduced in 1959 was the buddy tank inflight refueling system which was tested successfully at supersonic speeds and new weapons were tested such as the GE/Philco AAM-N-7 sidewinder missile. It was able to attain an initial climb of 35,000 ft/min and was able to carry an external bomb load of no less than 22,500 lb. It was truly a remarkable airplane.

The Phantom II was one of the largest postwar programs with a total 5,195 aircraft constructed—5,057 built by the McDonnell Corporation and 138 under license, by Mitsubishi Aircraft in Japan.1 It was first fighter aircraft to fly simultaneously with the US Navy Blue Angels as well as the USAF Thunderbirds, and was the first US Navy fighter to be adopted by the USAF. By January 1962, it was flying with three branches of the military—the US Navy, USAF and USMC.