{"id":552,"date":"2026-06-21T22:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation.christophermreed.net\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2026-08-29T03:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T03:18:10","slug":"naval-phantom-iis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/naval-phantom-iis\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval Phantom IIs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-700\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f-4s-phantom-II-e1782095575505.jpg\" alt=\"F-4S Phantom II\" width=\"900\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f-4s-phantom-II-e1782095575505.jpg 900w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f-4s-phantom-II-e1782095575505-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f-4s-phantom-II-e1782095575505-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USMC F-4S Phantom II at an airshow at Willow Grove, Detroit, Michigan, late 1980s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robert D. Archer <a href=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/review-edwards-air-force-base-open-house-at-the-usaf-flight-test-center-1957-1966-a-photo-chronicle-of-aircraft-displayed\/\"><strong>Edwards Air Force Base: Open House at the USAF Flight Test Center 1957-1966<\/strong><\/a> p.59-60: photos of F4H-1 BuNo 142259<\/p>\n<p>Donald Nijboe, Dan Patterson <a href=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/cockpits-of-the-cold-war-a-review\/\"><strong>Cold War Cockpits<\/strong><\/a> p.48-49: photo and cockpit layout of the F-4J preserved at Duxford<\/p>\n<p>Gerry Manning <strong>1000 Preserved Aircraft in Colour<\/strong> p.17 photos F-4B BuNo 151497\/NATF at Pima, F-4S 153868<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;F4H-1 Stresses Range in Navy Order bid&#8221; Aviation Week June 9, 1958 p.43-44<\/li>\n<li>F4H-1 three-view, showing the original small radome configuration. Flight 3 October 1958 p.547<\/li>\n<li>CECO Systems Controls ad, with color artwork depicting a trio of Sparrow III-armed F4Hs. Aviation Week March 30, 1959 p.35<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Transcontinental Phantoms&#8221; Navy F4H-1s win the Bendix Trophy. Two photos, including one of a Phantom refueling from a Skywarrior tanker. Also includes a minute by minute log of the flight. Flight October 1961.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Anatomy of the Phantom&#8221; Flight 4 March 1965, p.330-331 Two-page cutaway plan of a Navy F-4.<\/li>\n<li>Photos (2): F4H-1 prototype at Lambert Field prior to first flight Naval Aviation News July 1958 p.32<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pt. Mugu gets Phantom II&#8221; Naval Aviation News May 1960 p.2 Details the delivery of the fifth Phantom to the Naval Missile Center for Sparrow III missile testing.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Phantom II on carrier trials&#8221; Naval Aviation News May 1960 p.19-21 5 photos. Details Naval Air Test Center Phantom trials aboard the USS <em>Independence<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;To Fabricate a Phantom&#8221; In depth photo coverage of an F4H under construction at the McDonnell line at St. Louis. Naval Aviation News March 1961.<\/li>\n<li>Photo: First Phantom landing aboard USS <em>Ranger<\/em>. Naval Aviation News May 1961 p.2<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;VX-5 Receives Phantom &#8211; Will Test Its Delivery Capability&#8221; Naval Aviation News May 1961 p.2<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cherry Point to get F4H&#8221; Naval Aviation News June 1962 p.2<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Phantom II Performs in Cuban Missions&#8221; Naval Aviation News February 1963 1 photo VF-41 Black Aces deployment to NAS Key West during Cuban Missile Crisis<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Phantom II Stars at Paris Air Show&#8221; Naval Aviation News August 1963 p.11<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;VF-14 gets Phantoms &#8211; Trained with VF-101 at Key West&#8221; Naval Aviation News October 1963 p.18<\/li>\n<li>Photo: VF-41 F-4B prepares to launch from USS <em>Independence<\/em> Naval Aviation News December 1964 p.32<\/li>\n<li>Photo: F-4B during SATS catapult testing Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology August 22, 1966 p.67<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;From basket case to trainer&#8221; Covers the rebuilding at NAS North Island of a combat-damaged Navy F-4 to a weapons-loading trainer for the USAF. Naval Aviation News September 1966 p.37<\/li>\n<li>Photo: F-4B of VF-154 launching from <em>Coral Sea<\/em> Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology February 27, 1967 front cover<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;First F-4J is delivered &#8211; VF-41 welcomes new Phantom&#8221; Naval Aviation News May 1967 p.2<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;1,000 hours in the F-4J &#8211; logged by VF-101&#8217;s Oceana Det.&#8221; Naval Aviation News July 1967<\/li>\n<li>Photo: VF-124 F-4 launches from USS Constellation Naval Aviation News October 1967 p.32<\/li>\n<li>Photo: Frontal shot of an F-4J with radome opened to show an experimental phased array radar Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology November 10, 1969 front cover<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Navy Duos are first Vietnam War Aces&#8221; Naval Aviation News July 1972 p.3 2 photos<\/li>\n<li>Photo: QF-4B drone conversion Naval Aviation News October 1972 p.3<\/li>\n<li>Photo: USN Reserve Phantom launching from USS <em>Saratoga<\/em> Naval Aviation News Jan-Feb 1974 p.27<\/li>\n<li>Photo: QF-4S in VX-30 markings International Air Power Review Autumn\/Fall 2002 p.14<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Last Rhinos: Surviving Phantoms in US Service&#8221; International Air Power Review Spring 2004 p.88-89: several photos of VX-30 QF-4S+ drones in manned configuration<\/li>\n<li>Chris Bishop, editor <strong>The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare<\/strong> p.377: color 3-view of VF-96 F-4J <em>Showtime 100<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bert Kinzey <strong>F-4 Phantom II in detail &amp; scal<\/strong>e Part 3 Includes 1\/72 F-4B\/N and F-4J\/S drawings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Scale Models<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Black Bunny&#8221; Scale Modeler March 1982. Monogram 1\/48 scale kit of the VX-4 aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Workbench Review: Hasegawa 1\/72 scale F-4J Phantom II&#8221; FineScale Modeler January 1991 p.10b, 10c.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Phinagling a Phantom&#8221; FineScale Modeler July 2005 p.20-25. Backdating the 1\/48 scale Hasegawa F-4J to an F-4B.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kit Classics: Revell McDonnell F-4B Phantom II in 1\/72 scale&#8221; FineScale Modeler February 2007 p.45<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hall &#8220;F-4S Phantom II Black Bunny&#8221; Scale Aviation Modeller International July 2008 Review of the 1\/72 Fujimi kit<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Pollard &#8220;Phabolous Phantom&#8221; Model Airplane International July 2013 Building the 1\/48 Academy F-4B kit as a VF-84 aircraft from the USS <em>Independence<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Williamson &#8220;Spook from Saratoga&#8221; Model Aircraft November 2016 The Academy 1\/48 F-4B as an aircraft of VF-103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/f-4g-walk-around\/\">F-4G walk around<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert D. Archer Edwards Air Force Base: Open House at the USAF Flight Test Center 1957-1966 p.59-60: photos of F4H-1 BuNo 142259 Donald Nijboe, Dan Patterson Cold War Cockpits p.48-49: photo and cockpit layout of the F-4J preserved at Duxford Gerry Manning 1000 Preserved Aircraft in Colour p.17 photos F-4B BuNo 151497\/NATF at Pima, F-4S [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-552","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":899,"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/552\/revisions\/899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christophermreed.net\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}