Phantom (The Rolling Stones - Gimmie Shelter)

Song by Rolling Stones
F-4 by McDonnell Douglas

[riverratranger]

1971... I was a scared radio operator in a VERY bad place.. talked to a Phantom pilot... the spotter put WP on the enemy where they were dug in on the side of a cliff. The F-4 pilot reassured me... swooped out of the sky and put an iron bomb DEAD ON the bad guys. We walked out untouched. Bless him.

[JackRobertsUK]

It brought me back from 143 combat missions, so I have not a single bad word to say about Phabulous Phantoms.

[thetruthstartshere]

Randy Cunningham! I loaded his missles May 10, 1972 and he got three Migs that day and became the first Navy Ace!

[Mosin-lfwl]

USS Saratoga sailor here; The F-4 Phantom was the fighter on my deployments. Loved that jet. And she is beautiful!!

[deplorablebilly]

Grew up in the 60’s watching this “iconic bird “ on the news almost every night!

[billturner]

I was born in 1950. I grew up knowing the military airplanes. I was a Crew Chief/Door Gunner on Hueys in the Nam in "69/"70. I always loved the Phantom. To me it was beautiful.

[ricktaylor-nx]

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The F4 Phantom is absolutely beautiful.

[Stihl]

As Kids we took our Bikes and headed out to the local Airfoce Base. Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 has done the airspace defence time this beast was given afterburner at night ...DAMN! Thats what i call moving^^

[jimgill]

I severed as a recon Platoon Sgt in the central highlands of Vietnam in "69-'70. The F4 Phantom will forever be the most beautiful plane ever conceived and those that flew them my heroes.

[RichardShelton]

I always thought the Phantom was one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.

[ssmt]

The Phantom is proof that if you give it enough power you can make a brick fly.

[Atpost]

I always marvel when someone says that the F4 “might not win a beauty contest”. For me, the Phantom is one of the top badass looking fighters of all time. For a fighter plane badass = beauty.

[jackorear]

I used to pull guard duty on Zweibrucken Air Force Base in Germany. We would watch these planes take off, touch and go, and land there all day and night. This was in the early 80s. Good memories!

[daveconder]

Fantastic thanks from a former F4 crew chief 68-77 8th TFW WOLFPACK 25 TFS ASSAM DRAGONS 69-70 we were the largest distributor of MIG parts in SEA 👍🥃

[Exile_d]

Pairing one of my favorite songs with one of my favorite aircraft. This made my day.

[gregdesimone]

I loved to watch the F4s take off in the early mornings . Beautiful

[brucebarnes]

One of my close friends flew a Phantom as a Navy pilot in Vietnam. In his 2 tours he flew both the front seat and back seat. His combat experience was incredible including being shot down. I miss you shipmate. Rest in peace.

[richardpitzer]

I was an F-4 Crew Chief and Flight Chief with the 906th CAMS at Wright Patterson in Dayton, Ohio... 1987 through 1990...

[davidzamora]

If it wasn't for those beautiful aircraft!! My brother's and myself wouldn't have never made it back home!! Semper Fi!!

[landman]

I was with an F4 squadron (VF-41) from 1970-74. Love that squadron and the Phantom....still my favorite fighter.