F-4 Phantom II / VMFA-451F 4 Phantom VMFA 451 airplane model. The F 4 Phantom II, a twin engine, all weather fighter bomber, was initially deployed by the U. S. Navy as an interceptor and later served as a ground support bomber for the U. S. Marine Corps. Capable of executing three tactical air rolesair superiority, interdiction, and close air supportthe Phantom saw action in Southeast Asia. McDonnell developed this iconic postwar fighter to address future operational

The Fokker D

to be powered by I-14 and I-16 engines

where they served with considerable success against Soviet aircraft during 1941-44 and against the Germans in 1944-45

Here the type served mainly as a fighter-bomber

The successor Model 152 elevated the formula further with a robust 108-hp engine

but after the loss of a 2-0-2 prototype in 1948

The third phase

These cutters are capable of refueling and supporting the helicopter for the duration of a cutter patrol

it was used extensively in the Pacific area for bombing Japanese airfields from treetop level and for strafing and skip bombing enemy shipping

The Focke Wulf did not have this problem

Lockheed received a contract for a prototype conversion of a C-141A

the S-43 set four payload-to-height records one year after its inception and reached a maximum altitude of 29