The Aviationist

The first time a Topgun graduate shot down a MiG.

On Mar. 28, 1970, an F-4J Phantom II (BuNo 155875) belonging to VF-142 off the USS Constellation (CVA 64) aircraft carrier shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-21 from Kien Ann airfield during an aerial ...
Jalopnik

The F-4 Phantom's Manufacturer Wanted To Give It Swing-Wings

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's F-4 Phantom was quickly becoming the do-all fighter by the mid 1960s, able to lug thousands of pounds of bombs on one mission and then strictly air-to-air missiles the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Flights & Fancy: How I Bagged an F-4J

This happened back in 1971, one day out of Hawaii aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, on the way home to San Diego after my first western Pacific cruise with the new Ling-Temco-Vought A7E Corsair II. My ...
Forbes

Blue Angels’ Transition To The Super Hornet Will Make Airshows Look A Little Like 1973

The Blues in Diamond formation in 1969 flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are getting new airplanes in preparation for the 2021 airshow season. While the team has ...