F-4 Phantom II

The F-4 Phantom II was an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber developed by McDonnell Aircraft, later McDonnell Douglas, and it entered United States Navy service in 1961 before being adopted by the Marine Corps and Air Force as well. A total of 5,195 Phantoms were built between 1958 and 1981, including 138 produced under license by Mitsubishi in Japan, making it the most-produced American supersonic military aircraft in history. The aircraft demonstrated exceptional performance from its earliest years, setting fifteen world records for in-flight speed and altitude beginning in 1959, several of which stood unbroken for years afterward. The Phantom became one of the defining combat aircraft of the Vietnam War, serving in air-superiority, strike and reconnaissance roles for the United States and, in later decades, for numerous allied air forces around the world.