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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

Israeli F-4E "584" originally was serial U.S. 71-0234 with c/n 4222. On July 18, 1972 it was delivered to the IDF as "184" but when it was modernized to Kurnass 2000 standards it became aircraft "584". The black lettering on the side of the aircraft is 2000 Kurnass in Hebrew and the red tail signifies the 201st Squadron "The One". Iftach Spector had 12 IDF victories, 8 in Mirage IIIs and at least one of his four F-4 victories in this particular aircraft.

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