The F-4 Phantom II began as a U.S. Navy fleet defender and became the West’s do-everything jet: fighter, bomber, ...
Okay then, so why exactly does the IRIAF still have the battle-proven but now oh-so-antiquated Phantom in its fleet? (Ditto for the fourth-g eneration F-14 Tomcat?) Well, a big part of it is the fact ...
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An F-4 Phantom Has Crashed in Western Iran

The United States delivered more than 100 Phantoms to Iran before the Islamic Revolution. Perhaps surprisingly, Iran’s Air Force continues to fly several decades-old American-made aircraft. Tehran’s ...