Storage Aircraft

McDonnell F-4E Phantom II
 

Multi-role Fighter

The Phantom II was developed initially as a twin-engined, two-seat, long range, all-weather interceptor for the US Navy.  The prototype, XF4H-1, flew for the first time in 1958. Up until 1967 the Navy and Marine Corps had received 649 Phantom II.
 

McDonnell also delivered Phantoms to the USAF (from 1962), designated F-4C. They differed from the US Navy model by having dual controls, i.e. it could be flown from either seats, different electronic equipment which included inertial navigation and refuelling capabilities. USAF also ordered a photoreconnaissance version, the RF-4C.
 

In the following years the F-4 Phantom II was produced in many versions in order to meet new demands. F-4 Phantom II served in the air force of 12 different nations through its more than 40 years of service life. When the last Phantom rolled out from the factory in 1979, it had the production number 5057. The F-4 Phantom are generally judged as one of the most important military aircraft of all times.
 

The stored Phantom II is owned by the Armed Forces Museum.