F-4 Phantom II in Action (SC) The backbone of American airpower and the premier USAF jet fighter during the Vietnam War. To the Grunts it was the "big, screaming, "fast mover' dumping napalm on ol' Charlie to save your neck.''
To the F-105 and A-6 strike crews, it meant the MiGs were off your back, and to the North Vietnamese the Phantom II was a demoralizing, elusive, hard to hit target. 98 photos, 111 detail drawings, 4 pages of drawings, 13 full color paintings. |