UK-specific variant based on F-4J; designed initially for use as close air support and tactical reconnaissance aircraft for Royal Air Force; eventually transferred to air defence role and …

The F-4J was chosen as it was the variant from which the RAF's F-4Ks and F-4Ms had been developed, and thus the closest available to the British aircraft. The 15 that were selected …

Based upon the F-4J, two UK versions of the Phantom II were produced. The Royal Navy was to receive the F-4K, and the RAF were to get the F-4M. The F-4K, the RN's carrier variant, …

The Phantom F-4J (UK), or just the ‘J’ as it became known to the air and ground crew, will always be inextricably linked to 74 (F) Tiger Squadron, somewhat like the English Electric Lightning …

The McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4J(UK) was a unique breed within the RAF’s inventory. Tony Clay examines the type’s short yet colourful service history

2004年11月25日 · After the Falklands war in the early 1980s, 23 RAF Squadron, using Phantom FGR Mk.2s (F-4Ms), was transferred to Stanley to maintain air defense of the Falkland Islands …

After an extensive refurbishment and the fitting of some British equipment they were designated F-4J (UK). The collapse of the threat from the Eastern Europe led to an accelerated run down …

ZE360 began its life as F-4J BuNo 155574 at McDonnell Douglas’ Lambert Field facility in St Louis, USA. Its maiden flight was on 6th April 1968 and it was subsequently accepted by the …

Duxford's Phantom F-4J was built in 1967 and entered service with the US Navy in March 1968. While based aboard the USS America, this aircraft operated for ten months in the Vietnam war …

F-4J(UK) Phantoms: Vietnam Vets in RAF Service In the wake of the Falklands conflict of 1982, one of the most pressing problems facing UK defence planners was how to replace the F-4M …