F4 PHANTOMS, Hellenic AF, at Volkel Openday 2019

Volkel 17-06-2019
McDonnell F4 Phantom
Greek Air Force
332 squadron
Openday 2019

[@apmoy70]

Well in reality only the frame is an F-4E internally is a completely different aircraft as all Greek F4s have been upgraded by the German DASA and have received: the Hughes APG-65GY radar (the same one fitted on the F-18C/D), the Honeywell H-764G navigation system combining LINS & GPS, NAVCOM AN/APN-232 CARA radar altimeter and Elbit Modular Multi-Role Computer (MMRC). The cockpit has been enhanced with Elbit MFDs, new DTS & the imaging system V-80AB-F. The upgraded Greek F4 is capable of carrying the AIM-120, AGM-65G, AGM-130, and various targeting pods

[@patrickthape4650]

These Phantoms are based at 332 Squadron at Andravida Airbase in Greece! It was a Great Pleasure for me to see this Beautiful Aircraft at Volkel Airbase during the Luchtmachtdagen 2019. Here in Germany are These Combat Aircraft Disbanded in July 2013 and Replaced by the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Phantom have a Fantastisc Sound of the J 79 Engines! Greetings from the German Aircraft Spotter Coleague!

[@Sub___Zero]

* 338 ''Ares'' squadron

[@grahamcracker_Photography]

I remember seeing my first F-4 at MCAS Miramar back in college. It's amazing that it was louder than the B-1B on takeoff. Those engines have some oomph.

[@sebastiangrumman8507]

Not bad for a 1950's airplane. And just noticed the pilot wags his wings at 6:15 to say goodbye. Very cool.

[@philj745]

Indeed not bad at all if not for the inconsistencies of the missile systems at the time of initial service it could've been great. Super fast at the time a great interceptor...

[@constantinosbikos7125]

Sebastian Grumman these operated by HAF are 1950s airframes to be more exact. Otherwise, all avionics and systems have been upgraded at least 3 times since, with the latest in 2011 so still an up to date platform. But the airframe is indeed old, nevertheless epic. McDonnell-Douglas built a great fighter back in the day.

[@dietrichengel2149]

I love the F4. I worked on it as aircraft mechanic from 1980 to 1984. My father was F-104 Pilot from 1962 to 1973. In 1973 they changed to F4 until he left the airforce in 1982. He also loved this plane.

[@paul123ggggggggg]

my dad was a RF4 mechanic.

[@MrPepper312]

I was a Munishions maint mechanic on then in Kunsan Korea in early 70's. Great memories

[@pittassavvas7512]

I live on a Greek Island and I get to see these jets fly by at least once a week, they are great, but the Greek pilots are fantastic to watch!!!!

[@valtermoras4317]

Beautiful video, McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, the best.

[@MikefromQueens]

Valter Moras so bad ass

[@briannielsen7176]

I have always love the look of the f4.

[@choppy9er]

Thank you!One of the all time greats.missile plane,big engines,fast like mach 2.

[@Mr.SisterFisster]

What a treat, would have loved to have been there! Such a cool looking fighter with very distinctive features.

[@mikefryer5917]

Hats off to the Skylarks managing to be heard in amongst all that noise!👏

[@mickboakes7023]

Great video. Has to be my favourite U.S. aircraft of all time. Thanks to you my pleasure continues.

[@MarsFKA]

In the late 1960s the Australian Air Force was in the process of buying a squadron of F-111s but General Dynamics was having problems stopping the aircraft from crashing - as they did with a couple of Australian crews who were learning to fly them in the USA. The crews ejected and survived. Anyway, to keep the RAAF interested, the Americans leased them 24 F4 Phantoms. They were based at Amberley AFB inland from Brisbane. I was living in Ipswich at the time and remember the day the Phantoms arrived, in two groups of twelve, right across the centre of the city. The noise got everyone running outside to look, but the best came later when the aircraft used to take off, two at a time, on afterburners and the noise would rattle my kitchen windows 6.5 kilometres away.

[@anotherdave5107]

..and those were the stealth version... ;-)

[@highflying82]

Beautiful cam work!! Thank you for sharing👍👍👍

[@gavinbooth]

That was a real treat as someone who cant travel I thank you for taking the time to film and post . Regards Gav.

[@henryvagincourt4502]

gavin booth + It was wasn't it, been a few year's since I saw a Phantom.

[@truckert9729]

Love these birds. It's very possible my old man flew one of these very birds. Our old ANG unit F-4's were sold to the Greeks in 92.

[@truckert9729]

I can't believe these are still flying. It's a good bet at least some of these came from the local ANG unit near me. We gave them to the Greeks in 92 as a gift for letting us use bases in country during the 1st Gulf war. My old man was a WSO in one and actually fly one of the last " ships " to them. Hell one of these could be his old plane.

[@jimmypanag5493]

We use them for air shows.They will be replaced with F-35 soon enough.

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

@@jimmypanag5493 πανάκριβα τα f35. Ας επενδύσουν σε περισσότερα viper ή f15 silent eagle, αν είναι να αγοραστεί νέα πλατφόρμα

[@nickseviltwin1580]

The F-4 Phantom absolutely commands respect wherever they are, sexiest plane we ever built (IMO) the special forces of the sky. Respect !!

[@IrishManJT]

Style has arrived and then departed. Very nice indeed.

[@melvyncox3361]

A real mean looking beast,not to be argued with,and a looker with it! Nice vid❤😎👍

[@lefkadapao13]

Phantoms for ever 😊

[@rickstover7352]

Stationed at Buechel AB 1978-1981, had the F104 Starfighters back then...hi to everyone!

[@eagle6754]

Really miss that beast of an aircraft. Worked them at both Hahn and Ramstein. Good times!

[@MyTROLLEYBUS]

Magic thanks a lot.

[@ghettomedic9971]

Thank you for not playing music. Beautiful birds!

[@pointnozzleaway]

Made my Day !

[@user-vy7mu8ft1k]

Какой же он красавчик, Фантом!!!!!

[@tchender1]

Love the F-4

[@KuijperRob]

one of my favourites of the 70' s when I was hoping to become a pilot..but....:D

[@adriananderson4530]

Wonderful

[@antonis_koufou]

"Greek Air Force" wrong " 332 squadron" wrong "Hellenic Air Force" Correct "338 squadron" Correct

[@tasospatriwtis396]

@Sir HK91G3 WHAT??????????.....................................

[@BledaTurk]

Greeks are not hellen

[@savvassavvaki6825]

@@BledaTurk Another anti historical Mongolian...

[@Billswiftgti]

@@BledaTurk you confuse "hellenic" with the female name "Helen". Greeks is just a latin word for Hellenes, like Yunan is an Arab/Persian word for Ionians, still Hellenes!

[@q80aziz]

Salute to the Greeks masters of the classics for hanging on to this - Gunless- relic of military aviation !

[@m.m.1887]

F-4E is not gunless at all...

[@dr.karelis2198]

these are modernized f-4 AUP with capabilities of firing AIM 120 B, MAVERICKS, PAVEWAYS, AFSDS AND MANY MORE, WITH A RADAR FROM F-18 HORNET, SO WHY TO RETIRE THEM, WE CAN STILL BOMB HALF OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA WITH JUST 30 PLANES....OHH I FORGOT TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE NO CLUE OF AVIATION

[@xb8542]

@@dr.karelis2198 Βρε Αριστείδη εξήγησε στους αλλοδαπούς μιας και τα μιλάς τα φράγκικα πως ο Έλληνας πιλότος ακόμα και με παπάκι 50ρι είναι ανώτερος από πολλούς γείτονες όχι με F35 αλλά με F35.000 .

[@dennisvega9088]

I love this plane 4ever. Phanthom no die

[@samueltobelem4867]

Es un placer poder ver que que lo que fuera mi montura en la (AIF) aún se le tiene respeto si con un mirage 3 llegue al top con el F4 ise el top ten para mi el F4 es como el mustang P51 son aparatos que tienen una aureola de lo actual mucha electrónica pero nada más mi edad llano me permite volar el TIENPO no perdona

[@sofiataousanidou1577]

Deadly opponent in the hands of experience pilot

[@OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS]

Are these still in service or just show airworthy examples

[@60viking]

I sure saw these a lot. I also saw Vigilantes sure thought they were beautiful, got videos?

[@bloodswettears234]

Hopefully back to UK show next year!?

[@motorTranz]

"Smoke & thunder hog" 👍

[@BIGM-gg9ln]

Phabulas!!!!!

[@MarkNorville]

As much as the plane spotters love them, they were a noisy pain in the arse to work with. I am partially deaf now because of these flying around every day. However, although these were not the best aircraft in the RAF, but they still was ready to go to war during the first gulf.

[@gianpaolovillani6321]

Beautiful F4 phantom, I want it to remain operational for many more decades and must never be replaced by the useless f35. The program f35 must be canceled for life because it has too high a cost.

[@user-rottura595]

COOL！

[@ferenchadhazy394]

GECI REKLAM!

[@Gibbs6415]

Phantoms go Pholkel!

[@user-bz3ez4sq8i]

Greek pilot is the Best!!

[@tommyhunter1817]

Those F4's are bad-ass looking machines. Too bad their radar signature looks like a flying football field.

[@MikefromQueens]

Tommy Hunter lmao

[@jehrenreich7969]

Manly beasts not all metro like modern fighters

[@TheJavaowl]

Thank you for not adding any music 👍

[@berndsee4743]

ich finde die F4 richtig gut

[@ErnestoEliasMartinezIV]

Is a beuty airplane.

[@sqr2024]

That’s an America muscle car right there.

[@cosmovanquish6523]

Εύκολα και με στύλ..

[@user-fh3mb3hx9p]

Ακριβώς

[@lockheedmarlonr-m4568]

Blitzwing entering

[@robertfeeley9738]

I love hot rods

[@scotttaurean4032]

MY FIRST PURCHASE....if i ever win lotto

[@JeremyShibby]

I've seen one for sale $4 million

[@truckert9729]

I keep telling my wife the same. I'd love to keep one going for historical reasons. We had an Air show at my old unit last year amd they had every plane we ever flew.... save an F-4. P-51, the only remaining F-100, F-16 and A-10. Not one F-4 to be found. Breaks my heart we dont have one around some where.

[@medhist2006]

When you see the size of the pilots helmets, those aircraft are as big as a schoolbus.

[@dalecarney6582]

well known fact, fighter pilots got the big head.

[@stevehall9585]

A school bus isn't all jet engines. The jet is big because the J79 engines are big.

[@batmandeltaforce]

hahaha they maneuvered like school buses:)

[@PeteCourtier]

Compare it to a B-17😂

[@jacksparrow3504]

🇬🇷💙👍

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

J79's !!!!! : D

[@williamriley2528]

Just a tad of heat out back...

[@michaelfrench3396]

She's so ugly she's beautiful. GE never got enough credit for this bird. 36,000 pounds of thrust in full burner will make any bus fast. The F-4 wouldn't be the legend it is without those engines hauling all that ordinance.

[@xres1329]

Great taxying. Or Greek taxying?

[@user-ex3nj3bo8c]

я в начале думал что он только ездить может но все таки смог взлететь уже хорошо

[@richardlahan7068]

Greece is still using F-4's? I thought everybody had retired them.

[@jamesmartin9401]

The Greeks, being cash strapped, gave theirs a final upgrade some time ago instead of buying so many new aircraft. Next year will likely be their last from what I read.

[@VasilisFouk]

They aren't really used anymore for military operations. They are indeed retired. HAF uses Mirage and F-16s now.

[@dr.karelis2198]

these are modernized f-4 AUP with capabilities of firing AIM 120 B, MAVERICKS, PAVEWAYS, AFSDS AND MANY MORE, WITH A RADAR FROM F-18 HORNET, SO WHY TO RETIRE THEM, WE CAN STILL BOMB HALF OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA WITH JUST 30 PLANES....

[@vadrak6197]

@@VasilisFouk Μη λες μαλακίες, μη λες πράγματα που δεν γνωρίζεις γιατί προφανώς δεν έχεις γνώσεις στα αμυντικά, τα αναβαθμισμένα F-4 AUP μια χαρά επιχειρούν ακόμα σε πολεμικές μοίρες, για πόσο ακόμα δεν ξέρω αλλά πιστεύω για καμιά 5ετία ακόμα πριν αρχίσουν να αποσύρονται.

[@skysurfer5333]

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[@mirchechichoski9696]

the flying bucket

[@dillonmech7206]

She was a big girl

[@spydude38]

But she is fast.

[@traderalex655]

Very nice - look at my avatar!!

[@crazyamericangamer7036]

I think greece still uses some in air force

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

Ouala

[@jtpenman]

Germany not keeping current with technology.

[@robertfeeley9738]

The Vodoo, the Banshee, the Phantom. All American fighters are really attack aircraft. They are fat because they carry fuel.

[@surfboy344]

I know it was a great historical plane and did a fantastic job in the hands of the right pilots, but are they really that cheap that they're still flying these crates? These things are as old as those Russian fighters we blew up in Syria awhile ago.

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

Flying an F16 costs around $6000/hour. Sweedish Grippen $4000/hour. An F4 nowadays $16000+/hour and raising. Production line has stopped long time ago, no parts, so the only way keeping them in service is buy parts from previous users of they still have same in stock. Or by cannibalism, or...Chinese blueprints by reverse engineering I.e Iran

[@broorganam9020]

With out un ab amir hamza rastropoti bangladesh ke liye why

[@RichKilla86ers]

Both Greece & Turkey have F-4s & F-16s. Equally armed.

[@amazinggrace3292]

when f4 roars,its dragon....too noisy

[@kamiabadi1618]

F-4 phantom are Jurassic, I thought you only find them in museum and Iran's air force.

[@billbates5475]

There are still several nations that use them.

[@netagra]

I’m sure they could kick some of your country’s Air Force pilots ass easily...

[@helthuismartin]

1000 of them were shot down during the Vietnam War.

[@bobdyer422]

WE HAVE A WINNER! Now will someone please come and claim their village idiot

[@RKZX2]

not a great aircraft. but unique looking. the only one ever used by all branches, & used by Blue Angels & Thunderbirds.

[@gustavosanchez1770]

El phantom es un Avión muy Feo y Muy malo, en Vietnam los Rusos los derrivaban como Moscas.

[@derekspence4068]

The "terrible Turkey" go be scrapped!

[@mmmssbb23]

No wonder why indians and greeks are failing against their enemies. We are using rust bucket migs against pakistani f16s and greeks having this flying rustbucket to counter turkish f16s.

[@detomasopantera1966]

You are clueless about the Greek air force then. Mirage 2000s and F16s Cobra upgrades with F35s coning soon. The F4 it's not a rust bucket it can still complete a ground attack👌

[@SHINOBHS]

Greece has Mirage 2000 and plenty F16s.

[@milwaukeegregg]

They were junk when they were new...