Honeoye Falls, N.Y. — The annual F-4 Cockpit Open House honors military veterans who flew, crewed, maintained, or were involved in the F-4 Phantom Fighter aircraft. The event allowed veterans to ...

One of the most adaptable airframes ever used in the U.S. Armed Forces, undoubtedly, was the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. During a four-decade service run, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S.

What made the F-4 Phantom special? In the 1950s, McDonnell Aircraft began the development of what was once described as one of the greatest fighters of the post-World War II era. Originally developed ...