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24 cze 2021 · Iran operates a fleet of vintage F-4 Phantoms, a two-engine interceptor and fighter-bomber that served with distinction in Vietnam. Learn how Iran uses these aircraft to attack regional adversaries like ISIS, despite their vulnerability to air defenses.
The air force’s Mehrabad Aircraft Overhaul Complex in Tehran plays a key role in keeping the fleet operational by repairing and restoring its Phantom IIs which have incurred structural and severe airframe damage in accidents and incidents.
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [3]
29 lis 2023 · In addition to its fleet of Soviet MiG-29s, Su-24s, and Su-22s, Iran continues to fly the American-made F-14 Tomcat and F-4 Phantom.
31 mar 2021 · To reach Al-Walid undetected, Iranian fighter pilots flew their American-made F-4E Phantoms over snow-covered mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan into its western desert. Brigadier General Tousi (then a Major) who participated in the operation, explains: “Flying over the snow-covered mountains at 150 feet felt like as [if] we were skiing.” In ...
1 paź 2024 · A widely repeated story that continues to make the rounds online tells how a decade ago, a pair of Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom IIs – fighters that had been in service since the 1960s – were...
11 wrz 2020 · On the 40th anniversary of the Iran-Iraq War, we spoke to retired Brig. General Alireza Namaki who commanded an F-4 Fighter Wing, and survived numerous combat missions against Iraqi targets. Here he shares his insights on the potency of the Phantom,…
