Warplanes of the USA: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force F-4G Phantom II (Serial No. 69-7234) in flight during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82 near George Air Force Base, California (USA), 1 April 1982. The F-4E-43-MC 69-7234 (c/n 3902) was loaned to the RAAF from 1970 to 1973. Subsequently modified to F-4G in 1972, to AMARC in 1991, to QF-4G in 1999.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II  is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it entered service with the Navy in 1961 before it was adopted by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, and by the mid-1960s it had become a major part of their air arms. Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 aircraft built, making it the most produced American supersonic military aircraft in history, and cementing its position as a signature combat aircraft of the Cold War.

The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was initially designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight performance,[8] including an absolute speed record and an absolute altitude record.

The F-4 was used extensively during the Vietnam War. It served as the principal air superiority fighter for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and became important in the ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance roles late in the war. During the Vietnam War, all five American servicemen who became aces – one U.S. Air Force pilot, two weapon systems officers (WSOs),[10] one U.S. Navy pilot and one radar intercept officer (RIO) – did so in F-4s. The F-4 continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force, the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

The F-4 Phantom II remained in use by the U.S. in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving combat service in 1996. It was also the only aircraft used by both U.S. flight demonstration teams: the United States Air Force Thunderbirds (F-4E) and the United States Navy Blue Angels (F-4J). The F-4 was also operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms, acquired before the fall of the Shah, in the Iran–Iraq War. The F-4 remains in active service with the air forces of Iran, Greece, and Turkey. The aircraft has most recently been in service against the Islamic State group in the Middle East. (Wikipedia)

Known by many nicknames, in recognition of its record of downing large numbers of Soviet-built MiGs, the Phantom II was called the "World's Leading Distributor of MiG Parts".

(USAF Photo)

McDonnell F-4C Phantom II fighters refuel from a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft before making a strike against targets in North Vietnam. The Phantoms are loaded with six 750 pound general purpose bombs, (three each on triple ejector racks (TER) on the inboard pylons) four AIM-7 Sparrow air to air missles, and 370 gallon external fuel tanks on the outboard pylons.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II aircraft (s/n 69-7231) of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing launches an AGM-45 Shrike missile near George Air Force Base, California (USA) on 1 August 1988. This aircraft was retired to the AMARC as FP0838 on 17 April 1992 and later converted to an QF-4G drone.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4D-29-MC (S/N 66-234) of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, armed with two GBU-10s over North Vietnam in September 1972.

(USN Photo)

Two McDonnellDouglas RF-4B Phantom II aircraft (BuNos 157346, 157349) from Marine Photo-Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMFP-3) pass over the mountains during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. VMFP-3 was the last active-duty naval aviation unit to fly the F-4. Both aircraft were retired on 10 August 1990. 157349 is today on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida

(USAF Photo)

1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron RF-4C Phantom aircraft en route to Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, Feb 1987.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II aircraft (Serial No. 69-7231) of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing launches an AGM-45 Shrike missile near George Air Force Base, California (USA) on 1 August 1988. This aircraft was retired to the AMARC as FP0838 on 17 April 1992 and later converted to an QF-4G drone.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E-61-MC Phantom II (Serial No. 74-1630) from the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 52nd Tactical Wing, releasing 18 Mark 82 227 kg bombs over the Bardenas Reales Gunnery Range, Spain, on 25 March 1986.

(USAF Photo)

McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II aircraft armed with three AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, an EROS pod, and four red-tailed AIM-4 missiles.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E-59-MC Phantom II (Serial No. 73-1203) of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing from Clark Air Base, Philippines, flying out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, during exercise "Cope North 80" on 15 October 1980.

(USAF Photo)

U.S. Air Force General Dynamics F-16C Block 25E Fighting Falcon (s/n 84-1296) and an McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom II (s/n 68-0517) of the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron in flight over Germany on 21 May 1986. The F-4E was on one of its last flights before being replaced by the F-16C.

(NMNA Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-111 Sundowners drops 227 kg Mk 82 bombs over Vietnam during 1971. VF-111 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) for a deployment to Vietnam from 12 November 1971 to 17 July 1972.

(USN Photo)

McDonnell F-4N Phantom II aircraft from Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) Free Lancers and an A-7E Corsair II aircraft from Attack Squadron 97 (VA-97) Warhawks during preflight preparations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43). Other Notes not from source: The F-4N is BuNo. 151461. The A-7E (probably BuNo. 156872) is also the personalized aircraft of the Commander Air Group (CAG) of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) at that time. 1981/82 Coral Sea was deployed to the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.

(USN Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (BuNo 155895) of Fighter Squadron 96 (VF-96) "Fighting Falcons" in flight over the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64). VF-96 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the Constellation between 1971 and 1974. The aircraft is fully armed with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles, indicating that this photo was probably taken during a deployment to Vietnam.

(USN Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II aircraft from Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) just prior to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) in 1979. The aircraft was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7).

(USN Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (BuNo 153837) from Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) "Diamondbacks" over the Caribbean Sea. VF-102 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66) for a deployment to Vietnam from 10 April to 16 December 1968. It later crashed on approach to USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) on 25 August 1975 while in service with VF-101.

(USN Photo)

Two F-4S Phantom II, Fighter Squadron (VF)-301, Devil's Disciples, NAS Miramar, in flight.

(NMUSAF Photo)

Two U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-4D-30-MC Phantom II fighters (s/n 66-7576, 66-7628) from the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, over Vietnam, off the wing of a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker. Both Phantoms are armed with three SUU-30/B cluster bombs (right wing), three LAU-3 rocket launchers (left wing) and six Mk 82 227 kg bombs (centerline). F-4D 66-7576 was written off in Vietnam on 30 July 1972.

(NMNA Photo)

U.S. Navy Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior (BuNo 142650) from Heavy Attack Squadron VAH-9 Hoot Owls refueling a McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II (BuNo 148261) from Fighter Squadron VF-101 Det. A Grim Reapers during the "Project LANA Bendix Trophy Race" in 1961. To cap off the Phantom´s successful speed and altitude efforts, the U.S. Navy initiated "Project LANA", a transcontinental flight by five F4H-1F (after 1962 F-4A). The Roman letter "L" means "50", "ANA" stood for the "(50th) Anniversary of Naval Aviation". Refueling problems of BuNo 148261 handed the Bendix Trophy Race contest on 24 May 1961 to the F4H-1F BuNo 148270, which flew from Ontario, California (USA), to Floyd Bennett Field, New York (USA), at an average of speed of 1399.66 kph.

Variants

F-4A, B, J, N and S. Variants for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. F-4B was upgraded to F-4N, and F-4J was upgraded to F-4S.

F-110 (original USAF designation for F-4C), F-4C, D and E. Variants for the U.S. Air Force.

F-4E introduced an internal M61 Vulcan cannon. The F-4D and E were the most numerously produced, widely exported, and also extensively used under the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) U.S. air defense system.

F-4G Wild Weasel VA dedicated Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) variant for the U.S. Air Force with updated radar and avionics, converted from F-4E. The designation F-4G was applied earlier to an entirely different U.S. Navy Phantom.

F-4K and M Variants for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, respectively, re-engined with Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines.

F-4EJ and RF-4EJ. Simplified F-4E exported to and license-built in Japan. Some modified for reconnaissance role, carrying photographic and/or electronic reconnaissance pods and designated RF-4EJ.

F-4F Simplified F-4E exported to Germany.

QRF-4C, QF-4B, E, G, N and S. Retired aircraft converted into remote-controlled target drones used for weapons and defensive systems research by USAF and USN / USMC.

RF-4B, C, and E. Tactical reconnaissance variants.

(USGOV-PD Photo)

McDonnell QF-4E Phantom II, with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron over White Sands Missile Range in 2008.

(James Rowson Photo)

McDonnell QF-4E Phantom II (Serial No. 72-0162), coded HD, C/N 4341, at Las Vegas - Nellis AFB, Nevada, 10 Nov 2007.

(USAF Photo)

20th Fighter Squadron Luftwaffe McDonnell Douglas F-4F-54-MC Phantom (Serial No. 72-1150), with another F-4F over the skies of Holloman AFB, New Mexico.

(Senior Airman Jesse Shipps, USAF Photo)

A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas QF-4E Phantom II (s/n 74-0665) of the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron takes off from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 3 March 2007, during the 2007 Heritage Conference. The conference provided an opportunity for Air Combat Command demonstration pilots to train together with modern and historic military aircraft in preparation for the upcoming air-show season.

(USN Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 153008) from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) "Sundowners" in flight. VF-111 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) for a deployment to Vietnam from 9 March to 8 November 1973.

(NASA Photo)

McDonnell F-4A Phantom II in the NASA Flight Research Center hangar undergoing maintenance inspection in preparation for a flight. Notice the large inlet on the right side of the fuselage, the tandem cockpit, and the wing tip folded in an upward position. The F-4A (Navy serial number 145313) arrived at the Flight Research Center (later redesignated the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center) on 3 December 1965. It was damaged by an inflight explosion on 25 July 1967. Able to land despite the explosion, it was later returned to the Navy.

(USN Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-14-MC Phantom II (BuNo 150627) aircraft of Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) "Grim Reapers" taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66), in 1967. The F-4B 150627 flew into ground in heavy fog at Marine Corps Station El Toro, California (USA), then became briefly airborne, the crew ejected and the plane crashed into a car park on 30 November 1973.

(USAF Photo)

A U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-4D Phantom II of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, approaches a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker over Vietnam. The aircraft is armed with LAU-3 rocket launchers.

(USAF Photo)

A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II from the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 51st Tactical Fighter Wing, banking to the left over South Korea during exercise "Team Spirit '86".

(USAF Photo)

Two U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighters (s/n 66-0300, 66-0370) intercepting a Soviet Tu-95 Bear D aircraft on 28 September 1980. The F-4Es were assigned to the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron based at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland. Both Phantoms were sold to Turkey in 1987. A plane bearing the serial number is 66-0300 is today on outdoor display at Keflavik AB, but it is not actually the original 66-0300.

(USN/Bill Dvorak Photo)

Two McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantoms of fighter squadron VF-194 Red Lightnings intercept a soviet Tu-95 Bear reconnaissance plane on 10 March 1977. VF-194 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Fifeteen (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43). Note the experimental camouflage scheme of the Phantoms. The crew of the F-4S nearer to the camera was William Dvorak/J.T. Walior, the other was Don Duffington/Wayne Cheatum.

(USN Photo)

U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 150479) from Fighter Squadron VF-151 "Vigilantes" intercepting a Soviet Tu-95 Bear D aircraft in the early 1970s. The Phantom is armed with AIM-9D Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. VF-151 was part of Attack Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) and stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41).

(USAF Photo)

A U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-4D-28-MC Phantom II aircraft (s/n 65-0696) assigned to the 119th Fighter Group Happy Hooligans, North Dakota Air National Guard, intercepts a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bomber aircraft over the Arctic Ocean, during a flight to Keflavik, Iceland in 1983. Eight Russian Tu-95s were intercepted by 119th FG pilots during the deployment to Iceland.

(USAF Photo)

A U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-4D-29-MC Phantom II (s/n 66-0243) from the 171st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 191st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan (USA), in flight on 17 July 1987.

(Jacobst Photo)

An F-4D owned by the Collings Foundation taxis at Selfridge ANGB, Michigan in May 2005. The plane has the markings of the Steve Ritchie / Chuck DeBellevue fighter from the Vietnam War.

(TSgt. G. Dennis Plummer, USAF Photo)

A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-4C-24-MC Phantom II (s/n 65-0837) from the 165th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, landing on an airbase in Germany during exercise "Checkered Flag '83" on 25 May 1983.

(SSgt. F. Serna, USAF Photo)

Two U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom II aircraft (68-0512, 68-0526) assigned to the 512th and 526th Tactical Fighter Squadrons, 86th Tactical Fighter Wing, fly one of their last aerial missions on 20 March 1985. Both squadrons from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, replaced their Phantoms with F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. 68-0512 was piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Gillett and navigated by Captain Mike Craig. LtCol Tom Speelman was piloting 68-0526 with 1st Lieutenant John Rogers navigating.

(Don Jay Photo)

McDonnell F-4D Phantom II assigned to the 507th Tactical Fighter Wing, Air Force Reserves at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, shown on the flight line during a training deployment during the 1980s. This jet wears a Vietnam-era MiG-kill marking in the form of a red and yellow star on the intake splitter-plate.

McDonnell F-4 Phantom fighters preserved in the USA

F-4A (F4H-1F)

(Kathie Ulinski Photo)

148252 – Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, Horsham, Pennsylvania.

(Author Photo)

145315 – USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas.

(Author Photo)

148261 – NAS Oceana Air Park, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.

(Adrian Brooks Photo)

148273 – Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, New Jersey.

(US Naval Academy Photo)

148275 – US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (last F-4A-4-MC Phantom II).

F-4B (F4H-1)

(Carmelo Turdo Photo)

148412 – Heritage in Flight Museum, Lincoln, Illinois.

148400 – Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory, North Carolina.

(Glenn Chatfield Photo)

148407 - Aurora Municipal Airport, Veterans Memorial Parkway, Sugar Grove, Air Classics Museum of Aviation, Illinois.

(Martin McGuire Photo)

148457 - NL. 113.  Hinsdale American Legion Post. Hindsdale, New York.

(Oren Rozen Photo)

152256 – Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, Horseheads, New York.

(scrambler390 Photo)

152986 – Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum, Patterson, Louisiana.

(Martin McGuire Photo)

153019 – Naval Air Station Key West, Florida.

RF-4B

(Jerry Gunner Photo)

151981 – Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation and Aviation Museum, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

(Nobuhiko Moriya Photo)

157342 – Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

(Greg Goebel Photo)

157349 – National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

F-4C

(USGOV-PD Photo)

63-7407 – Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California. First F-4C accepted for testing by the US Air Force.

(Author Photo)

63-7408 – Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida.

(John Bennett Photo)

63-7415 – Texas Air Museum, Stinson Municipal Airport, San Antonio, Texas.

(Larry Johnson Photo)

63-7424 – Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

(Robert Dilley Photo)

63-7482 – Minnesota ANG Museum, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, St. Paul, Minnesota.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

63-7485 – Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia.

(Tony Webster Photo)

63-7487 – Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama.

(Tyler Warren Photo)

63-7491 - St. Louis Regional Airport, 8 Terminal Drive, East Alton, Illinois.

(Scott Manning Photo)

63-7519 – Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, California.

(Martin McGuire Photo)

63-7534 – Selfridge Military Air Museum, Mount Clemens, Michigan.

(Rich VanderWoude Photo)

63-7537 – Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Painted as (Serial No. 67-0535).

(Author Photo)

63-7540 - Hickam AFB, Hawaii.

(Dmitry Avdeev Photo)

63-7555 – Yankee Air Museum, Belleville, Michigan.

(Author Photo)

63-7556 – Jackson Barracks Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana Air National Guard.

(k matsuo Photo)

63-7611 – March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California - displayed on base, not part of the museum.

(Author Photo)

63-7628 – Heritage Park at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska. (Painted as 66-0723).

(GA Cacher Photo)

63‐7623 – FG, C/N 709, mounted on concrete pylons, American Legion, Fairmount, Indiana.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

63-7693 – March Field Air Museum, March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California.

(7ofclubs Photo)

63-7704 – Milwaukee Airport, Wisconsin.64-0664 – Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

63-7837 - Nose section with cockpit, Thunderbirds markings. New River Marine Corps Air Station, McCutcheon Field. Jacksonville, North Carolina.

(Martin McGuire Photo)

64-0660 - C/N 877, credited and marked with three MiG kills over Vietnam, mounted on a concrete pylon near the entrance to the airport. New York Air National Guard, 107th FG, Niagara Falls, New York.

(Author Photo)

64-0673 – Pima Air & Space Museum (adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), Tucson, Arizona.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

64-0741 – Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California.

(Mike Heideman Photo)

64-0747 - Witt, Illinois.

(Don Spering Photo)

64-0748 – Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

(Glenn Chatfield Photo)

64-0754 - American Legion Limestone Post 979, Bartonville, Illinois.

(Air Heritage Museum Photo)

64-0763 – Air Heritage Aviation Museum in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

(Luis Sanchez Photo)

64-0770 – Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

(Greg Goebel Photo)

64-0776 – Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington.

(Valder137 Photo)

64-0777 – Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas. Removed from public display when the museum indefinitely closed on 1 January 2024

(Chris Light Photo)

64-0783 – Grissom Air Museum, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Peru, Indiana.

(Author Photo)

64-0799 – Peterson Air and Space Museum, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Painted as 63-7589 of the 57th FIS c1978).

(350z33 Photo)

64-0806 – Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.64-0813 – Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

(Author Photo)

64-0815 – Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia.

(carolina1 Photo)

64-0816 – XT, “Annette”.Summerall Parade Field, Charleston, South Carolina.

(John Bennett Photo)

64-0825 – Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.

(NMUSAF Photo)

64-0829 – National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

(Mike Freer Touchdown-aviation Photo)

64-0838 – Aviation Challenge at U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

(Roger Janssens Photo)

64-0844 – Bakalar AFB Museum, Columbus, Indiana.

(Stephen Boreham Photo)

64-0905 -Eielson Air Force Base, Heritage Air Park, Moose Creek, Alaska.

(Carmelo Turdo Photo)

64-0911 - Municipal Airport, Pekin, Illinois.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

64-0912 – Tulare County Vietnam War Memorial, Tulare, California.

(Mark Knapp Photo)

64-0683 – Newark-Heath Airport, Newark, Ohio.

(Author Photo)

64-0890 - Heeritage Park, Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska.

RF-4C

(350z33 Photo)

67-0452 at Eglin AFB, Florida.

(hummerstation Photo)

63-7745 - Birmingham Air National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama.

(Steve Riggins Photo)

63-7746 - March Field Air Museum, March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California.

(Key Aero Photo)

63-7748 - Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

(Bob Thomas Photo)

64-0998 - Lincoln Air National Guard Base, Lincoln, Nebraska.

(rilekyle Photo)

64-1000 - Rusty Allen Airport, Lago Vista, Texas.

(Tom Tessier Photo)

64-1004 - Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California.

(Mike Henniger Photo)

64-1022 - Susanville Municipal Airport, Susanville, California.

(NMUSAF Photo)

64-1047 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

(Robert Dilley Photo)

64-1061 - Minnesota ANG Museum, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, St. Paul, Minnesota.

(David Poppa Younts Sr. Photo)

64-1770 - SJ, C/N 1069, "Jeannie", mounted on pylons, 4th Wing HQ, Wright Brothers Avenue, Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

(Hector Vazquez Photo)

65-0456 -Griffiss Airpark, Griffiss AFB,  Rome, New York.

(Robert Dilley Photo)

65-0903 - Strategic Air and Space Museum, Ashland, Nebraska.

(Frank Dieterich Photo)

66-0469 - Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

(Greg Goebel Photo)

67-0452 - Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

(Author Photo)

69-0372 - Air Power Park and Museum, Hampton, Virginia.

NF-4C

(Stephen Miller Photo)

65-0905 - Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Originally manufactured as NF-4C.

GRF-4C

(Glenn Chatfield Photo)

62-12201 - Built as a YRF-110A Spectre, later redesignated RF-4C.It was later modified into the GRF-4FC and used as an experimental aircraft for training purposes. On display at Regional Military Museum, Houma, Louisiana. Formerly on display at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum (former Chanute Air Force Base), Rantoul, Illinois.

F-4D

(Alan Wilson Photo)

64-0952 - Aerospace Walk of Honor, Lancaster, California.

(Tom Tessier Photo)

64-0965 - Van Zandt County Veteran's Memorial, Canton, Texas.

(Jeff Nelson Photo)

65-0626 - Empire State Aerosciences Museum, Glenville, New York.

(350z33 Photo)

65-0747 - Colonel Joe Kittinger Park at Orlando Executive Airport. Relocated to Orlando Executive Airport, Florida on 22 July 2014 and restored to a Vietnam-era 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron paint scheme on 14 December 2014.

(Tom Tessier Photo)

65-0796 - William E. Dyess Elementary School, adjacent to Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas.

(Daniel L. Berek Photo)

66-0259 - National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, Sea Girt, New Jersey.

(Max Sabin Photo)

66-0266 - Ontario Municipal Airport, Oregon.

(John Bennett Photo)

66-0267 - Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.

(Max Sabin Photo)

66-0269 - New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

(Nobuhiko Moriya Photo)

66-0273 - Homestead, Florida; highway median of U.S. 1, just north of 304th Street. Maintenance responsibility remains with 482d Fighter Wing at nearby Homestead ARB.

(Author Photo)

66-7463 - Cadet Area Quadrangle, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. Multiple North Vietnamese Air Force MiG kills by this aircraft while assigned to the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War, including several by USAF fighter aces, retired Brig Gen Steve Ritchie and retired Col Chuck DeBellevue.

(BruceS Photo)

66-7468 - 183rd Fighter Wing, Capital Airport Air National Guard Station, Springfield, Illinois.

(qparkes Photo)

66-7518 - Charles B. Hall Airpark, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

(Martin McGuire Photo)

66-7550 - Aviation Heritage Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

(350z33 Photo)

66-7554 - Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia.

(Larry Johnson Photo)

66-8711 - Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

(Reddit Photo)

66-8755 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, Michigan.

(Jay Curtiss Photo)

66-8812 - Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, Tyler, Texas.

YF-4E

(NMUSAF Photo)

62-12200 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

(Mike Powney Photo)

65-0713 - Air Force Flight Test Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California.

F-4E

(Martin McGuire Photo)

66-0284 - Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.

(Ryan Frost Photo)

66-0287 - Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado.

(BruceS Photo)

66-0315 - Monett, Missouri.

(aeroprints.com Photo)

66-0329 - Pima Air & Space Museum (adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), Tucson, Arizona.

(Benchmark Blasterz Photo)

66-0368 - Big Spring Vietnam Memorial, Big Spring, Texas.

(Skytamer.com, John Shupek Photo)

67-0327 - Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

(Zane Adams Photo)

67-0375 - White Settlement Veterans Park, White Settlement, Texas.

(Author Photo)

67-0392 - JJ, C/N 3301, Virginia Air & Space Center, Hampton, Virginia.

68-0304 - Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This aircraft has been scrapped, only the tail has been preserved.

(Jacqueline Fischer Photo)

68-0337 - AMARC "Celebrity Row," Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Five (5) MiG kills ascribed to this aircraft during the Vietnam War.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

68-0382 - March Field Air Museum, March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California.

(Coert Van Breda Photo)

71-0247 – Ferra Aerospace, Grove, Oklahoma.

(R.J. Haskin Photo)

74-0649 - Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

(Michael Barera Photo)

74-0658 - Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

QF-4E

(Mike Fuller Photo)

68-0450 - Northwest Illinois Aerial Combat Memorial, Lena, Illinois.

NF-4E

(Alan Wilson Photo)

66-0289 - Castle Air Museum (former Castle Air Force Base), Atwater, California. It was operated as an F-4E and later used by the Thunderbirds. It was later modified into a test model, the NF-4E. The paint is in the condition of the Thunderbirds era.

YF-4J

151473 - Gate guardian at Naval Museum of Armament & Technology, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Ridgecrest, California.

(aeroprints.com Photo)

151497 - Pima Air & Space Museum (adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), Tucson, Arizona.

F-4J

(Balon Greyjoy Photo)

153071 - Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Lexington Park, Maryland.

(USN Photo)

153074 - NAS Lakehurst Air Park, Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, New Jersey.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

153077 - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, USS Yorktown (CV-10), Charleston, South Carolina.

(scrambler390 Photo)

153088 - C/N 1683, USMC, American Legion Post #38, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

(NMNA Photo)

(Martin McGuire Photo)

153812 - Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.

(Author Photo)

153689 - MCAS Kaneohe Bay / Marine Corps Base Hawaii (formerly Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii.

(Adrian Brooks Photo)

155563 - Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida.

RF-4G

(NMUSAF Photo)

69-7263 - "Wild Weasel", WW, C/N 3947. National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

F-4N

(Douglas M. Ducote Sr. Photo)

150442 - Livingston, Louisiana.

(PAM Photo)

150444 - Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

150628 -  Marines VMFA 323, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY

(Hector Vazquez Photo)

150639 - Warrior Park, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Painted to look like a USAF F-4C with tail number 64-0639.

(Nobuhiko Moriya Photo)

152270 - Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.

(Dmitry Avdeev Photo)

152996 - Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama.

(John Bennett Photo)

153016 - Commemorative Air Force/Arizona Wing, Mesa, Arizona.

(Author Photo)

153030 - San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, USS Midway (CV-41), San Diego, California.

(Glenn Chatfield Photo)

153915 - National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

F-4S

(Paul Cremin Photo)

153851 - Palm Springs Air Museum, California.

(Bruce R. Trombecky, USN Photo)

153879 - USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, California.

(Author Photo)

153880 - San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, USS Midway (CV-41), San Diego, California.

(Dave Gorman Photo)

153904 - Kentucky Aviation Museum, Lexington Blue Grass Airport/Bowman Field, Lexington, Kentucky.

(MAPS Photo)

155764 - Miitary Aviation Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum, Canton, Ohio. It is displayed with the main wings folded.

(Kevin Ellis Photo)

155872 - Sullenberger Aviation Museum, (oreviously the Carolinas Aviation Museum), Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina.

(Manuel Castrillo Freytes Photo)

155890 - Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles Municipal Airport, Paso Robles, California.

(Author Photo)

157246 - Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

(Phillip Young Photo)

157259 - Point Mugu Missile Park, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. Exhibited in flight with the landing gear retracted and fixed to the pedestal.

(Author Photo)

157267 - San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California. Exhibited in flight with the landing gear retracted and fixed to the pedestal.

(Sclemmons Photo)

157293 - Texas Air Museum in Slaton, Texas.

(350z33 Photo)

157307 - National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.

(Shawn A. Dorsch Photo)

158353 - Forward fuselage including cockpit section. Sullenberger Aviation Museum, (previously the Carolinas Aviation Museum), Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina.

QF-4S

(Benguttery Photo

153821 - Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. In storage.

‍F4H-1

(USN Photo)

145310 – Under restoration to airworthy with F4 Phantom II Corporation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was previously located at the Wings and Rotors Air Museum in Murrieta, California.