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General Background

The F-4 Phantom II first entered US Military service in 1960. It was designed as a fleet defense fighter for the US Navy but by 1963 it was adopted as the US Air Force primary fighter-bomber. Despite the size and weight of this Cold War icon the F-4 broke 15 world records and continued to hold five of them until 1975.

Produced from 1960 to 1981 there were 5,195 Phantom IIs manufactured. Eleven countries other than the USA had the Phantom II in their inventory.

The Aircraft

On April 5th, 1974 the first F-4E’s landed at Andravida, Greece and assigned to the 117 Combat Wing. On March 31st, 1978 the 337 Day Intercept Squadron was decommissioned. On September 7th, 1978 it was re-established at 117CW but on the 11th was redeployed to the 110CW as the 337 All-Weather Squadron flying F-4E’s. Their primary mission was interception with a secondary of fighter-bomber. Aircraft 01511 was the first to receive the "Aegean Ghost" camouflage pattern. The F-4 was replaced by the F-16 and Mirage 2000.

Specifications :

Dimensions
Length:	17.7m
Height:	4.7m
Wingspan:	11.6m
Wingarea:	49.2 sq m
No. of Engines:	2
Powerplant :	General Electric J79-GE-10 (A/B 17,900Lb/8,119Kg)
Performance
Range:	2,222 km
Cruise Speed:	908 km/h
Max Speed:	2,299 km/h
Climb:	12,572 m/min
Ceiling:	16,672 m