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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 October 15, 1972 F-4E 67-0232 was flown by Captain G.M. Rubus and Captain J.L. Hendrickson on 15 October 1972 when they scored a victory against a MiG-21. At the time they were based at Udorn RTAFB and assigned to the 307th TFS/432nd TRW. The jet joined the 4th TFW after leaving the 31st, and on completion of its service at Seymour Johnson it was stored at Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center from September 1986 to June 1987. The F-4 was then flown to Ogden Air Logistics Center for refurbishment, after which it was supplied to the Turkish Air Force on 13 October 1987. Initially issued to131 Filo, the aircraft is presently serving with 132 Filo at Konya.

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