On this day in aviation history, January 26, 1945, the McDonnell FH Phantom, the first pure-jet aircraft developed for the United States Navy, made its first flight. While McDonnell’s second ...

In fact, one of Tehran’s F-4 Phantom jets recently crashed in Kabudrahang, Hamedan. Images of the downed aircraft circulated on social media, however, Iranian officials have yet to confirm the ...

The Air Force's Phantom II was designated F-4C, and first flew May 27, 1963. Production deliveries began in November 1963. The F-4 was the primary fighter-bomber aircraft in the U.S. Air Force ...