To compensate for the considerable advantages the F-4 Phantoms had over MiG-21s, the North Vietnamese developed innovative ...

Warrior of the Vietnam War: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was a highly versatile and successful third-generation fighter jet used extensively by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.

Lt. Col. Donald Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission when his plane disappeared in a ...

Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.

The maximum speed of the F-4 Phantom II was 1,485 miles per hour at 48,000 feet. This bird was not to be toyed with. She carried with her into battle a 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling cannon with 640 rounds.

Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1967 when his plane disappeared.

Federal officials have identified the remains of a U.S. Air Force pilot from Wisconsin who went missing over the skies of Vietnam nearly 60 years ago ...