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A day in the life of the 9° Stormo of Grazzanise
A few months ago, my father-in-law gave me a nice book titled “A day in the life of Australia”. In a few words, on March 6 1981 at 00:01 hours, 100 of the World leading photojournalists (among them...
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Airspace violations – Episode 6
Shot down over Sinai(Lybian Arab Airlines B727 vs. Israeli F-4s Phantom)On Feb. 21, 1973, the B-727 “5A-DAH” belonging to the Libyan Arab Airlines regularly scheduled as Flight 114 from Tripoli to...
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German Phantoms (and Italian Typhoons) in Decimomannu
A few weeks ago, in a previous post I reported about the last GAF F-4s detachment in Decimomannu airbase, Italy. Between Aug. 31 and Sept. 2, the photoreporter Giovanni Maduli went again in Sardinia,...
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Ciao German Phantoms!
Even if it was initially expected to come to an end on Sept. 16, the German F-4 Phantoms of the JG71 detached to Decimomannu airbase, home of the ItAF AWTI (Air Weapons Training Installation) since...
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Russian Sukhoi Su-27s + Iranian F-14s + Iranian F-4s = the most exotic...
Although some pictures of this unbelievable formation have been already published on aviation website, the Russian Knights, Russian Air Force aerobatic display team has released some more images of the...
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That's a low level strike: Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom
This series of photos found on the internet, shows what appears to be an ultra low level attack on a unknown location probably dating back to at least 20 years ago.The silhouette is clearly that of an...
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[Special Photo Report] Phantom Heaven: among the last F-4 combat planes....
Do you remember the first images of the Wittmund Spotter Day published a few days ago?Here you can find a gallery of interesting pictures, taken by Giovanni Maduli on both Jun. 5, during the Open...
View ArticleVideo: Flying the mighty F-4 Phantom (and dropping some bombs at rocks in the...
In 2012, the 338 Sqn “Ares” of the Hellenic Air Force celebrated its 60th anniversary. The event was marked also with an interesting video that includes F-4 Phantom cockpit footage as well as some cool...
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An unknown story from the Yom Kippur war: Israeli F-4s vs North Korean MiG-21s
Even if the McDonnell Douglas F-4 was developed as interceptor in response to the need of the U.S. Navy to protect their aircraft carrier, the ultimate version of the Phantom II was the USAF F-4E, a...
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The most interesting Warplanes of the Iranian Air Force Open Day
Every year from Mar. 21 to Mar. 31 the regular Iranian Air Force holds an open house and exhibition similar to those one might see in North America or European nations.The Open Day of the Islamic...
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[Photo] Anatolian Eagle 2014-2 exercise underway in Turkey
Several Turkish and foreign squadron are attending Exercise Anatolian Eagle underway at Konya airbase, in Turkey.Inspired to the American Red Flag and Maple Flag, Exercise Anatolian Eagle, hosted by...
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More than 100 Greek warplanes (including last A-7E Corsair jets) conduct live...
The Hellenic Air Force stages large exercise at the Kranea Firing Installation in Larisa.On Jul. 3, more than 100 Greek fighter jets of all types demonstrated their air strike capabilities using...
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Pilots explain how Navy’s F-4 Phantoms intercepted Soviet Bombers near U.S....
Developed as interceptor to protect U.S. Navy’s Carrier Battle Groups (CVBG), the F-4 had frequent close encounters with Soviet Tu-95 and Tu-16 bombers near aircraft carriers around the worldU.S. Navy...
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Raw footage from Yom Kippur War shows Israeli F-4 Phantom Shoot Down Egyptian...
An amazing footage from 41 years ago shows a dogfight between an Israeli Phantom and an Egyptian Mig.This clip, part of the documentary “Israel: A Home Movie” was filmed by Moshe Shargal who recalls...
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Photo shows Greek F-4 Phantom drop 12 bombs in Vietnam-style attack during...
If you thought modern combat planes use only a handful of Laser Guided Bombs you were wrong.On Oct. 2, several assets belonging to the Hellenic Armed Forces attended the final phase of the national...
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Video: How the UK QRA responded to Soviet intruders at the times of the Phantom
Here’s UK Quick Reaction Alert in the 1970s.Last week, UK’s air defense was once again put to the test by two Russian strategic bombers that flew off Cornwall during a routine long-range patrol over...
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This Video Will Literally Bring You To The Paradise of Phantoms!
Here’s an outstanding video from one of the world’s last Phatom operators. Although they don’t fly with the USAF anymore, other air arms around the world still operate the F-4 Phantom, including the...
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Amazing helmet cam video brings you in the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force F-4...
Awesome footage from aboard one the last USAF F-4s, as it flies in formation with another Phantom over the amazing scenery of the Grand Canyon. The U.S. Air Force retired its last F-4 Phantom at [...]...
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Watch Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantom Jets Perform A Low Apex Attack
Two cool clips show Greek Phantoms performing a head-on low apex attack during an airshow. These clips were filmed in 2016, during Flisvos Marina Air Show. They show two F-4E AUP Phantoms, belonging to...
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Japan Air Self-Defence Force Unveils New Special Colored F-4EJ Phantom at...
Here’s a brand new special Phantom from JASDF. Japan’s Air Force 302 Hikotai (Tactical Fighter Squadron) of the 7th Air Wing of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force based at Hyakuri Air Base in the...
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