F-4 Phantom -Cmbt Leg

by Martin W. Bowman

The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958. It became operational in 1961. The US Air Force then realized that the Navy had an aircraft that was far better than any tactical aircraft in their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C variants. There then followed a spate of overseas orders from around the world. In Britain, it was ordered for the Navy and Air Force, but was modified to take the Rolls-Royce...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840374012
• ISBN13: 9781840374018
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.6"