All the f-4s for microsoft flight simulator and a model I have, have Navy on the fuselage. Didn't the USAF have any f-4s?
2006-10-12 09:51:40 · 15 answers · asked by Dan 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The F-4 was the first purpose built joint strike aircraft. And it did a hell of a job filling all of those diverse rolls for every branch of the millitary. The Navy did start operations first by almost 4 years over the Airforces adoption. I think the Navy viriants have the pilot in the back seat. Squids- go figure.
2006-10-13 02:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Drewpie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, all three branches (Navy, Air Force, Marines) had the F-4s in the 60s. So far, it's the only fighter that has served for all three, but the F-35 is next on that list.
2006-10-12 10:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5074 F-4 Phantom II's, of various marques were built. As well as serving with the US Navy, USMC and USAF it served with a number of air arms worldwide; it remains in active service today in Germany, Japan, Greece and Turkey, and is still used by the USAF in the target role - actually, four of the 'target' planes are now used as a sort of heritage flight.
If you are looking for non-naval marques for FS, there are some decent freeware version from Kaz Ito'. There are also a number of payware versions; from Alphasim, who cover all the variants in three separate packs; from Iris/DSB who cover the British variation; and from Cloud9 who have released a model of the version still in German service.
BTW Two_eighty_eight, don't forget that the F-5 Tiger has also served with all the service arms as well.
2006-10-12 22:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by AndyG45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio has an F-4 with AF markings, but it has a tailhook!
I asked an official about it. He said there were no AF ones available so they got a navy Phantom and repainted it with USAF markings on it.
2006-10-15 20:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember folks, that the Marine Corps is part of the Department of the Navy. It is not a separate branch of the Armed Forces.
Did you know that Navy pilots and Marine pilots wear the exact same wings of gold and are both designated "Naval Aviators"?
2006-10-12 12:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The F-4 was the 1st multi branch fighter in the US. It served the navy,air force and marines as well as other air forces and navies. Mainly the RAF and royal navy.
2006-10-12 10:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Entering service in 1960, the F-4 was designed as the first modern fleet defense fighter for the U.S. Navy. By 1963, it had been adopted by the U.S. Air Force for the fighter-bomber role.
2006-10-12 09:54:34 · answer #7 · answered by RamsGod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the aircraft was ordered by the Navy, but the U.S. Air Force was impressed and also operated them on a large scale.
2006-10-12 10:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by boltera4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The USAF had a heck of a lot more than the Navy did!
2006-10-12 09:53:08 · answer #9 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no the navy did not own all of the f-4's the marines and the air force had them as well
2006-10-12 14:21:33 · answer #10 · answered by Andy A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋