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F-4J Phantom II

The F-4J Phantom II was an improved version of the earlier F-4B designed specifically for the US Navy and Marine Corps. First rolling out of McDonnell Douglas' factory in 1966, the F-4J provided significant improvement in air-air combat ability via the addition of the AN/APG-59 pulse doppler radar, which provided one of the first 'look-down shoot-down' capabilities on a 3rd generation fighter. By the time they were retired in from American service, over 520 of this variant had been built.

 

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My first build as part of the Vietnam collab display at BrickFair Virginia. It's shaping up to have a lot of awesome models so far!

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Uploaded on July 14, 2018
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