F-Toys have truly excelled with this superb series of US Navy jet aircraft. The model on sale here is an F-4J Phantom II as flown from the USS Midway during 1980. This limited edition model represented only 2.5% of the production run from this series. Although minor assembly is required, the photograph shows the model essentially as it 'comes from the box'.
Injection moulded using high quality ABS plastic, the model is 125 mm in length with a wing-span of 80 mm (4.9" x 3.2"). Comes with under-wing drop tanks and twin Side Winders (plain grey).
Series Features:
- 4 different aircraft / 12 models in total to collect
- Alternative undercarrriage parts allow wheels up or down display
- Fully pre-painted!
- Flight crew are installed and painted!
- Includes the unrivalled F-Toys articulated flying display stand.
- A micro decal sheet allows customisation.
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic interceptor jet fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. Proving highly adaptable, it became a major part of the air wings of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force. It was used extensively by all three of these services during the Vietnam War, serving as the principal air superiority fighter for both the Navy and Air Force, as well as being important in the ground-attack and reconnaissance roles by the close of U.S. involvement in the war.
First entering service in 1960, the Phantom continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force; the F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S. Navy; and the F/A-18 in the U.S. Marine Corps. It remained in use by the U.S. in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1996. The Phantom was also operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms in the Iran–Iraq War. Phantoms remain in front line service with seven countries, and in use as an unmanned target in the U.S. Air Force.
There were proposals to name the F4H “Satan” and “Mithras”, the Persian god of light. In the end, the aircraft was given the less controversial name “Phantom II”, the first "Phantom" being another McDonnell jet fighter, the FH-1 Phantom. The Phantom II was briefly given the designation F-110A and the name “Spectre” by the USAF, but neither title was used.
The F-4A, B, J, N and S were different variants for the US Navy and the US Marines. The F-4B was upgraded to F-4N, and F-4J (the model on sale here) was ultimately upgraded to F-4S.
Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981, with a total of 5,195 built. This extensive run makes it the second most-produced Western jet fighter, behind the F-86 Sabre at just under 10,000 examples.
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