The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [4]

Two-seat all-weather carrier-based fighter for the US Navy, J79-GE-2 and -2A engines with 16,100 lbf (71.6 kN) of afterburner thrust each. Named Phantom II in 1959 and redesignated F-4A in 1962; 45 built. [1] A small number of F-4As converted into two-seat training aircraft.

Aug 4, 2022 · The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the workhorse of the U.S. military during its operational lifetime. First introduced in 1961, it served the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force until the mid-1990s. There’s a reason the United States …

Mar 26, 2025 · The F-4 Phantom is a two-seat, twin-engine jet fighter-bomber built by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation (later the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation) for the United States and many other countries. The first F-4 was delivered to the U.S. Navy in …

Oct 31, 2023 · Initially developed in the 1950s by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy, the F-4 Phantom II Fighter Jet became one of the premier fighter jets for the American military and 12 other countries.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was one of the largest postwar programs and was the first US Navy fighter to be adopted by the USAF. It could carry a bomb-load greater than the Avro Lancaster or Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and it served with twelve nations.

Air Superiority: Initially designed as a dedicated air superiority fighter, the F-4 Phantom II was capable of engaging and defeating enemy aircraft using its advanced radar systems and a range of air-to-air missiles, such as the AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor aircraft/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft.

It incorporated a second crew station for a dedicated radar intercept officer, two General Electric J79 afterburning turbojets, and an all-missile armament in the form of four radar-guided Sparrow missiles. The result was a world-class fighter with exceptional performance.

Jan 1, 2020 · The F-4 Phantom II is a multirole attack fighter-bomber developed for use for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. It is the product of nearly a decade of development from initial phase testing, deployment, and radical redesign.