this particular model of the Phantom II still plays a significant role by flying in the air forces of other nations around the world. Recent sources estimate that over 800 F-4s remain in service ...

Developed in the late 1960s to counter U.S. aircraft like the F-4 Phantom II and the F-105 Thunderchief ... against Iranian F-14s, F-5s, and F-4s. Egyptian MiG-21 jet fighters routinely ...

F-4s also flew reconnaissance and "Wild Weasel" anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. Phantom II production ended in 1979. The modified F-4 became the QF-4. It is the successor to the QF-106 ...