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.

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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 MVariants 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.

(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.

(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).

Phantoms preserved in the USA

F-4A (F4H-1F)

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

145315 – USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas.

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

148273 – Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, New Jersey

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

F-4B (F4H-1)

148412 – Heritage in Flight Museum, Lincoln, Illinois.

148400 – Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory, North Carolina.

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

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

153019 – Naval Air Station Key West, Florida.

RF-4B

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

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

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

F-4C

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

63-7537 – Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (Painted as 67-0535)

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

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

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

F-4C

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

63‐7623 – American Legion, Fairmount, Indiana.

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

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

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

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

64-0748 – Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

64-0816 – Summerall Parade Field, Charleston, South Carolina.

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.

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

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

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

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

RF-4C

(350z33 Photo)

67-0452 at Eglin AFB, Florida.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NF-4C

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

GRF-4C

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

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

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

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.

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

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

66-0266 - Ontario Municipal Airport, Oregon.

66-0267 - Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

(350z33 Photo)

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

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

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

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.

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

F-4E

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

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

66-0315 - Monett, Missouri.

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

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

67-0327 - Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

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

67-0392 - Virginia Air & Space Center, Hampton, Virginia.

68-0304 - Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

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

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

71-0247 – Ferra Aerospace, Grove, Oklahoma.74-0649 - Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

(Michael Barera Photo)

74-0658 - Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

NF-4E66-0289 - 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.

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.

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

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

153088 - American Legion Post #38, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

153812 - Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.

153889 - MCAS Kaneohe Bay / Marine Corps Base Hawaii (formerly Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii.

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

F-4N

150442 - Livingston, Louisiana.

150444 - Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois.

150628 / 286 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York NY. Marines VMFA 323.

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

152270 - Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.

152996 - Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama.

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

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

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

F-4S

153851 - Palm Springs Air Museum, California.

153879 - USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, California.

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

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

155764 - MAPS Air Museum, Canton, Ohio. It is displayed with the main wings folded.

155872 - Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8483.

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

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

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.

QF-4S

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

F-4C

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

F4H-1

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.