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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.

F4E UP CLOSE

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.

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 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1962

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Fifty years ago, the F-4J Phantom with serial number 153088 was painted in the bicentennial commemorative colors in 1976.

July 4, 2026, Happy 250th Birthday, America!🇺🇸

@perpetuaosombro via X

The most bad-ass looking fighter ever made!

Have you ever seen these badass Black Birds in formation.

Well now you have!