F - 4E Phantom II,
(Israeli) Camouflage, Loaded.

First flown in May 1958, the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II fighter originally was developed for U.S. Navy fleet defense as an interceptor, and entered NAVY service in 1961 as the F-4A. The U.S.A.F. evaluated it for close air support, interdiction, and counter-air operations and, in 1962, approved a new version. The U.S.A.F.'s Phantom II, designated F-4C, made its first flight on May 27, 1963. In its air-to-ground role the F-4 can carry twice the normal bomb load of a WW II B-17. Improved versions of the Phantom, the F-4D, F-4E, and F-4J were built in the late 1960's. Phantom II production ended in 1979 after 5,195 had been built: more than 2,600 for the U.S.A.F., about 1,200 for the Navy and Marine Corps, and the rest for friendly foreign nations.

Source and Link:    U.S.A.F. Museum.

Handcrafted wooden airplane model with desk stand.
(Scale: 1/41, Length: 18.25", Wing Span: 11")
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