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F-4Bs Phantom of the famed VF-84 Jolly Rogers pictured in flight in 1964.

How many F-4 phantoms were shot down in Vietnam?

During the Vietnam War, approximately 200 F-4 Phantom II fighters were shot down. The F-4 Phantom was a key aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy during the conflict, and it faced significant challenges in combat...

...including ground fire and enemy aircraft. Casualties included both pilots and crew members, with many surviving incidents of being shot down and subsequently rescued or captured.

Photo: F-4s Phantom during Operation Linebaker. Vietnam War, 23 October 1972

A lot more than 200.

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usafphantom2: If the Americans had the RollsRoyce engine there would have been no smoke trails pointing to them…..

6 July 1951. Aerial refuelling was used under combat conditions for the first time, with a KB-29 Superfortress refuelling four F-84G Thunderjet fighter bombers over North Korea (photographed refuelling a F-84).

On July 6, 1950, B-29 Superfortress bombers initiated the strategic air war over Korea. Nine bombers from the 19th Bombardment Group attacked the refinery in Wonsan and the chemical complex in Hungnam. #KoreanWar #B29 #USAF #aviationhistory

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