F-4D Phantom Collings Foundation Foreign Military The US Navy will operate

The US Navy will operate 48 aircraft in the combat search and rescue mission

While it is no longer a front-line aircraft

the Rolls-Royce Spay meant that a jet powered successor was a logical development

The operating crew comprises two pilots and a flight engineer

Production Sea Furies were fitted with the powerful Bristol Centaurus engine and armed with four wing-mounted Hispano V cannons

F-4D Phantom Collings Foundation Foreign Military The US Navy will operateThe Collings Foundations F 4 Phantom II 66 7680 is the only flying example of its type in North America. Retired by the United States Air Force in 1996 after nearly 40 years of service, she flew as 65 0749 before spending 3 years at the boneyard at Davis Monthan AFB at the end of her service life. Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1 48. Wingspan 10 inches, Length 15 1 2 inches.