7/7/2023 0 Comments F4 phantom cockpit tonesConstellation made a retaliatory strike on North Vietnamese patrol boat bases following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Phantoms first saw action on August 6, 1964, when five F4-B’s of VF-142 and VF-143 off the U.S.S. They later performed flak suppression in the Wild Weasel role. It was so versatile that it quickly became a multi-role fighter, serving in Vietnam as air defense, air superiority, and escort fighters as well as fighter-bombers in battlefield and deep interdiction missions. Phantoms flew for 11 nations: Australia, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, West Germany, Great Britain, Turkey, and the United States.ĭuring its service life the Phantom saw combat in the Middle East and more extensively in Southeast Asia. Over the next 25 years, a total of 17 different variants among 5,200 aircraft followed, including the gun-equipped F-4E and the Wild Weasel series. The first operational Phantoms, designated F-4B, entered service with the Navy and Marine Corps on Ma– even before the completion of the test program in November. The Navy, in conjunction with McDonnell, embarked on a rigorous flight test program over the next three years. It was also the first aircraft able to independently detect, intercept and destroy any target that came within radar range – other fighters of the day still needed help from surface radar units. The Phantom II was the first aircraft to make extensive use of titanium (in its keel, aft fuselage skin, engine shrouds, and part of the internal fuselage structure). Poetic justice was dispensed in that the Phantom II beat out several contenders, including an advanced version of the Crusader, the F8U-3. The end result was the Navy’s Decemannouncement that the F4H-1, as the initial prototype was designated, had been selected as its first all-weather fighter. Navy hierarchy - the Chief of Naval Operations, the Bureau of Aeronautics, an office called Head of the Fighter Branch, the Overhaul and Repair units, and any Navy personnel willing to listen and fill out a questionnaire. The sting of losing to what later became the F-8 Crusader drove McDonnell to begin a series of design studies tailored to meet future needs. This ground-breaking fighter It was the result of a years-long development project begun after McDonnell lost out on a contract for a Navy carrier fighter to Chance Vought in 1953. Between September 1960 and April 1962, the Phantom broke an additional 13 world records. With its two General Electric J-79 turbojets, the F-4’s amazing performance set world records for altitude (98,537 ft. Early flight tests exceeded expectations as it reached Mach 1.01 acceleration and climb-rate figures also surpassed their goals. It took its maiden flight on May 27, 1958, and from the outset, the F-4 was a thoroughbred. The McDonnell (and after 1967, McDonnell-Douglas) F-4 Phantom II was perhaps the most famous, certainly among the most recognized, jet fighters in the world in the latter half of the 20th Century. Stiles - HC-2 // unknown HC-2 crewman" written in black ink.McDonnell-Douglas F-4F Phantom II by Revell-GermanyĬomments: Raised panel lines and rivet detail multi-part canopy detailed cockpit and landing gear four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles center line and under wing drop tanks History The back has " USS Intrepid (CVA-11) // WESTPAC Cruise // (Helo side # matches log book entries) // Helicopter "dismount" // Lt Wayne F. A helmet with a white star on top is visible through the cockpit window. Stiles, is wearing a flight vest and dismounting the helicopter. The second man near the cockpit door, Wayne F. One man near cockpit door is wearing long sleeves and a snap-button vest. national insignia on tail boom, Fleet Angels medallion on cockpit door, “27” on side of nose and above cockpit window, and “Do Not Push” printed twice on nose. Markings on Sea Sprite include “HU” on rudder, “USS Intrepid // 149766 // Navy // HC-2 9766” and the U.S. The four men appear to have light to medium skin tone. One man is behind the tail of the helicopter and another inspects the proper left landing gear. Two men stand next to the open cockpit door. Object number P2019.10.05 Description Photograph, Black and white Horizontal image of a Kaman UH-2B Sea Sprite helicopter on the flight deck.
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