Before the F-4C: the F-110A Spectre, the Century Series Fighter that ...
Dec 16, 2018 · A further 27 F-4Bs were “bought” from the Navy order for S 147.8 m on the understanding that the Navy would have them back once the USAF’s Phantom variant, the F …
McDonnell F-110A Spectre - This Day in Aviation
Jan 24, 2025 · (McDonnell Aircraft Corporation) U.S. Air Force F-110A Spectre 149405 armed with AIM-101 Sparrow missiles and Mk.82 500-pound bombs. (NARA) McDonnell built 5,057 …
Hill AFB and the F-4 Phantom in the 1960s
Apr 20, 2020 · As Defense Secretary Robert McNamara’s push to create a fighter used across all branches of the military, the U.S. Air Force borrowed two Naval F-4Bs and temporarily …
McDonnell F-4C (F-110A) Phantom II | The Museum of Flight
The F-4C version was developed specifically for the Air Force and was externally similar to the Navy F-4B, including the tailhook. Differences included full dual controls, low pressure tires …
Flashback: Nine lives of a Phantom II
Aug 13, 2024 · Designated as the F-110A Spectre, the first Air Force derivatives were actually Navy F4H-1’s in disguise. In March 1962, the DoD announced that the aircraft would become …
McDonnell F-110A Spectre/F-4C Phantom II
The F-110A was to be the tactical fighter version, with RF-110A being the tactical reconnaissance version. The name Spectre was assigned to the aircraft. In support of this program, the …
24 January 1962 - This Day in Aviation
24 January 1962: The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation delivered the first F-110A Spectre to Colonel Gordon Graham and Colonel George Laven, United States Air Force, at the …
62-12168 | This Day in Aviation
24 January 1962: The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation delivered the first F-110A Spectre to Colonel Gordon Graham and Colonel George Laven, United States Air Force, at the …
McChord Air Museum Homepage - F-4 Phantom II (s/n 63-7584)
In 1962 the Air Force was granted approval for the procurement of F4H-1 derivatives for the Air Force under the designation F-110 Spectre. There would be 2 versions, a tactical fighter …
Meet the F-110A Spectre - laststandonzombieisland
Aug 20, 2020 · Originally pitched by McDonnell to the Air Force as the F-110A Spectre, this smokey J-79 twin-engined beast was the Air Force's version of the famed, albeit Navy, F4H-1.
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