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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

The Turkish Air Force (THK) had approximately 233 F-4s. The first F-4s arrived in August 1974 and F-4E 66-0312 arrived in 1981. This aircraft was assigned to 172nd Filo “Sahin” that in 1990 was one of three squadrons assigned to the Tactical Air Force, 7 Ana Jet Us (Jet Air Base), Erhac-Malataya as interceptor squadrons. Anticipating the new F-35 the 172nd Filo was disbanded in April 2009 and for the occasion F-4E 66-0312 was given the special paint scheme “Kara Sahin” (Black Falcon or Hawk).

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