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F-4E, the Phantom version equipped with an internal gun entered service just too late to participate in the early phase of the Vietnam War known as Operation Rolling Thunder. But it was very heavily involved in the fighting in 1972 during operations Linebecker I and II. It achieved a good number of aerial victories, including some with its M61 cannon but one achieved by Major Phil 'Hands' Handley of the 58th TFS was very special.
Main sources:
- Peter E. Davies - USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73
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- Robert Frank Futrell - Aces and Aerial Victories: The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia 1965 - 1973
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- Dong Sy Hung - Combat in the Sky: Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973
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- Istvan Toperczer - MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War
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F-4E, the Phantom version equipped with an internal gun entered service just too late to participate in the early phase of the Vietnam War known as Operation Rolling Thunder. But it was very heavily involved in the fighting in 1972 during operations Linebecker I and II. It achieved a good number of aerial victories, including some with its M61 cannon but one achieved by Major Phil 'Hands' Handley of the 58th TFS was very special.
Main sources:
- Peter E. Davies - USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73
amzn.to/4bz2ePp
- Robert Frank Futrell - Aces and Aerial Victories: The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia 1965 - 1973
amzn.to/4buklWK
- Dong Sy Hung - Combat in the Sky: Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973
amzn.to/44WQMdS
- Istvan Toperczer - MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War
amzn.to/4awAee0
Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/showtime112
Donate via Paypal:
paypal.com/paypalme/showtime112
Join our Discord server:
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Music: Tracktribe - To The Sun and Back
#f4phantom #vietnamwar #militaryaviationhistory
