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F4E UP CLOSE

Impressive view of an F-4B of VF-142 ready for launch from the USS Midway (South China Sea, August 1964). Note the catapult bridle attached to the aircraft, the extended nose wheel strut and the angle of attack sensor sticking out of the small circle just in front of the "210"

F-4 Phantom II of Fighter Squadron (VF) 142 pictured on final approach for recovery on board the carrier Constellation (CVA 64) steaming in the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam on August 14, 1967

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Have you ever seen these badass Black Birds in formation.

Well now you have!

A US Marine Corps F-4B Phantom II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 lifts off with external stores during operations following the unit’s return to Vietnam during May 1968.

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Armed to the teeth, a Phantom prowls over Vietnam. Did you know the USAF lost 528 F-4 and RF-4s during the war? Combined with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps losses of 233 Phantoms, the total climbed to 761—more than any other fixed-wing aircraft in the conflict.

US Navy F-4B Phantom 150634 VF-161 "Chargers"