McDonnell F-4N
“Phantom II”
Fighter & Tactical Strike Aircraft
Service Dates: 1961 to late 1990s
Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer
Max Speed: 1485 mph at 48,000 feet; Service Ceiling: 62,000 feet
Flown by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps along with several foreign countries
This plane flew approximately 200 missions from the USS Ranger and USS Forrestal.
Names on canopy rail commemorate the last aircrew from the USS Ranger to be lost in the Vietnam War.
On loan from the US Navy via the Pima Air & Space Museum