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Japan selected the F-4 Phantom II as its new fighter at the end of the 1960s. On 1 November 1968, this choice was made public and Japan became one of the few countries that license-produced this aircraft. The Nihon Koku Jietai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force, JASDF) received a total of 154 F-4EJ and RF-4Es.
USMC F-4 pilots claimed three enemy MiGs at the cost of one aircraft in air-combat. USAF F-4 Phantom crews scored 107 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG kills (including 33 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG-17s, eight MiG-19s and 66 MiG-21s) at a cost of 33 Phantoms in air-combat. [92] F-4 pilots were credited with a total of 150 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG kills at a cost of 42 Phantoms in air-combat.
On display F-4C-21. 37683 – Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio, Santiago. 31 December 1964: first deployed to the 8th TFW GAFB, California; assigned to the 431st TFS. 4 February 1967: assigned to the 366th TFW, Southeast Asia. 15 January 1968: assigned to the 347th TFW. 12 January 1970: transferred to 4452d CCTS, GAFB, CA. 5 April 1972: assigned to the 183d TFG. 10 December 1980 ...
The United Kingdom (UK) operated the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II as one of its principal combat aircraft from 1968 to 1992. The UK was the first export customer for the US-built F-4 Phantom, which was ordered in the context of political and economic difficulties around British designs for similar aircraft.
Although gradual retirement of F-4 units started in 2017, a number of aircraft are still operational in multi-role missions with the 338 Squadron ”Ares” and the 339 Squadron "Ajax” based at Andravida Air Base. [10] The F-4E Phantom II PI2000 (AUP) has also been certified for use of GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs. F-4E Terminator 2020
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II: M: Jet fighter-bomber: 5,195 [68] United States: 1958: 1981 Includes 127 built in Japan by Mitsubishi. [68] Cessna 170: C: Utility / trainer 5,174 [69] United States: 1948: 1956: Developed into Cessna 172. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23: M: Jet fighter 5,047 Soviet Union: 1967: 1985 Most-produced variable-sweep ...
IAI Kfir C.2 at the entrance to Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters, Colombo The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) acquired six Kfir C.2s and a single TC.2 in 1995–1996. A further nine aircraft had been added to the inventory by 2005, including four C.2s and four C.7s acquired in 2000.
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, on either ground or sea targets. This list does not include airships used for bombing and does not aim to include attack aircraft primarily intended for different roles.