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F-4 Phantom:
The second most prolific American jet fighter to be built, 5,057 F-4 Phantoms were produced between 1959 and 1979. During the Vietnam war, 72 Phantoms were coming off the production line every month. Although initially designed as an interceptor and later used primarily in the air-to-ground strike role, the Phantom proved to be surprisingly successful in the air-to-air combat role. USAF, Navy, and Marine Corps Phantom II's achieved 277 air-to-air combat victories in Vietnam. This modem shows markings of the aircraft flown by Capt. David W Gould, USMC, USNA 1964.
[Note: Unit cost: $2.4 million when new] |