Air & Space Magazine F-4 Phantom
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Air & Space Magazine F-4 Phantom
Very nice writeup in the latest Smithsonian Air & Space magazine on the history of the F-4 Phantom.
History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Air & Space Magazine
Enjoy
History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Air & Space Magazine
Enjoy
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I'd love to see the images of the Titan launch.
I suspect they would be more reluctant to try that maneuver on an Atlas I launch (roughly a third of all Atlas I launches CATO'ed )
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We know them to be reliable now, but I imagine it was a relatively unknown quantity back then. Basically, it was a ballsy bit of flying in anyone's book!
Nice article, it was the RAF aircraft of my childhood days, and I read this book avidly:
.... but don't worry anyone, some Mig 21 driver will be along shortly to say how rubbish the Phantom was!!
.... but don't worry anyone, some Mig 21 driver will be along shortly to say how rubbish the Phantom was!!