F-4D Phantom II (World Fighter Aircraft Collection)

The F-4 Phantom II has a loyal following of "Phantom Phanatics" who consider it the greatest American fighter of the Vietnam war.

This is the Collings Foundation F-4D "Triple Nickel", the only civilian-operated Phantom II in the world.

The F-4 exceled not only as an air-to-air fighter, but also as a ground attack platform and in the reconnaisance role.   It's also one of a tiny number of aircraft which have operated equally effectively with the air force and the navy.   It was so successful that it remained in production from 1958 to 1981 and over 5000 aircraft were built.   It operated with numerous foreign air forces including Australia, Israel, Japan and the United Kingdom; Germany, Greece and Turkey are still using them.   The United States flew it in the Wild Weasel role in the first Gulf War and numerous QF-4s still operate in the United States as high-performance target drones.