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The McDonnell FH Phantom is a twinjet, straight-wing, carrier-based fighter aircraft designed and first flown during late World War II for the United States Navy.As a first-generation jet fighter, the Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier [2] [N 1] and the first jet deployed by the United States Marine Corps.
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [4]
[45] [55] McDonnell Douglas built only a small wind tunnel test model. [56] [57] At its peak in mid-1990, McDonnell Douglas employed 132,500 people, but dropped to about 87,400 by the end of 1992. [58] In 1991, the MD-11 was not quite a success; ongoing tests of the MD-11 revealed a significant shortfall in the aircraft's performance.
From 1968 to 1992, the United Kingdom (UK) operated the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II as one of its principal combat aircraft. 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.
The A-4's nimble performance also made it suitable to replace the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II when the Navy downsized its aircraft for the Blue Angels demonstration team, until McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets were available in the 1980s.
1.3 F-4 Phantom II. 1.4 DC-9. 1.5 DC-10. ... This article is a list of aircraft that were manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and are in preservation. Currently preserved
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From March 1976 to July 1992, No. 56 (Fighter) Squadron operated the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2, flying from RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, becoming the penultimate unit to fly the type. Until 18 April 2008, the squadron was the Operational Conversion Unit for the Panavia Tornado F.3 at RAF Leuchars, Fife