{"id":1077,"date":"2019-12-08T00:15:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T00:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=1077"},"modified":"2019-12-30T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T16:13:10","slug":"mcdonnell-douglas-f-4c","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/mcdonnell-douglas-f-4c\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonnell Douglas F-4C"},"content":{"rendered":"

McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II<\/h1>\n

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The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was designed as a missile-armed fleet defense fighter for the United States Navy.\u00a0 In 1962, the U.S. Air Force selected the F-4 for its own use as both a fighter and a fighter-bomber.\u00a0 Originally designated F-110 by the Air Force the plane became the F-4C under the unified designation scheme ordered by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.\u00a0 The F-4C is the first version of the Phantom built for the Air Force.\u00a0 Construction began in 1962 and concluded in 1966 with 583 built.\u00a0 These aircraft saw extensive use in the Vietnam War and remained the primary USAF fighter into the late 1970s.<\/p>\n

Service History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Built by McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, MO and delivered to the Air Force on March 15, 1965.<\/p>\n

March 1965\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 366th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico.<\/p>\n

January 1966\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Can Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam.<\/p>\n

May 1967\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.<\/p>\n

May 20, 1967 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Major Philip Combies and Lt. Daniel Lafferty shoot down a MiG-17 while flying this aircraft with the 433rd<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing.\u00a0 It is Combies\u2019 second aerial victory and Lafferty\u2019s first.<\/p>\n

October 1967\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 366th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wingspan<\/td>\n38 ft 5 in. <\/td>\n\n

Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Length<\/td>\n58 ft 3 in. <\/td>\n\n

Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Height<\/td>\n16 ft 3 in.<\/td>\n\n

Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Weight<\/td>\n60,630 lb (loaded)<\/td>\n\n

Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Max. Speed<\/td>\n1,583 MPH<\/td>\n\n

Maximum Speed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Service Ceiling<\/td>\n 62,000 ft <\/td>\n\n

Service Ceiling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Range<\/td>\n400 miles <\/td>\n\n

Range<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Engines<\/td>\nTwo General Electric J79-GE-15 turbojets with 17,000 pounds of thrust each<\/td>\n\n

Engines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Crew<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n\n

Crew<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Manufacturer<\/strong><\/span>
McDonnell Douglas<\/p>\n

Markings<\/strong><\/span>
8th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, 433rd<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1967<\/p>\n

Designation<\/strong><\/span>
F-4C<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Serial Number<\/strong><\/span>
64-0673<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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February 1968 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Can Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam.<\/p>\n

February 1970 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 347th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan.<\/p>\n

May 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan.<\/p>\n

July 1975\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter wing, George AFB, California.<\/p>\n

March 1979\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 159th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Group Louisiana Air National Guard, Naval Air Station New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

March 1985\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Boeing Aircraft, Wichita, Kansas.<\/p>\n

July 1985\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 114th<\/sup> Tactical Fighter Training Squadron Oregon Air National Guard, Kingsley Field, Oregon.<\/p>\n

April 1987\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To storage at Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, Arizona.<\/p>\n

1987\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loaned to the Pima Air & Space Museum by the National Museum of the United States Air Force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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