RF4 RightNow NOISE! RF-4 F4 EXTREMELY LOW FLYING Phantom F-4 NVANG Reno ANG

[@bigbore4498]

My Uncle flew the F-4 and F-15. Have an old homemade VHS of us at Edwards in California where he was training the Germans on the F-4. Back then you could go out on the flight line as a civilian. The Phantom was, and still is the sexiest fighter to ever Grace the sky. And those J79’s would shake you to the core. God I miss those jets.

[@bigroy38]

Hope the camera guy had earplugs!

[@guaporeturns9472]

Cool plane for sure.

[@darthpervertous]

The F-4 Phantom is one of the most legendary aircraft ever made. The McDonnell Douglas Corporation created some of the greatest aircraft known to man. The A-4 Skyhawk, F-101 Voodoo, F-4 Phantom and Phantom II, AV-8B Harrier II, the F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle, the F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet. Badass jets flown by badass pilots!!

[@jcavilia1]

McDonnell and Douglas were separate companies when most of those planes were created. They merged in1967. The A-4 was Douglas, the F-101, F-4 and F-15 were from McDonnell. The F-18 was a joint project of McDonnell and Northrop, and was developed from Northrop's YF-17, which was built for the Air Force lightweight fighter competition but lost out to the General Dynamics F-16.

[@theparadiseseries]

I helped build these birds at McDonnell back when. I worked this program from mockup to somewhere about number 2,000 before leaving the company. Brings back some great memories. Now, I write some great adventure books, I guess my experience sort of gave me a fantasy mind. Dr Robert E McGinnis I would love to keep in touch with any of you that might have worked on the F4 project.

[@seppmairhubr9245]

Der gute alte Luftverteidigungsdiesel oder Ölofen! Einzigartiger Sound! Schade, dass man diesen unverwechselbaren Sound nicht mehr im Europäischen Luftraum hört 😢😢😢 Cooler Kanal! F4 for ever! In Memory Alfons Kronenberger und das JaBoG 35 Pferdsfeld! Alfons, Du bleibst unvergessen!

[@oldgod1892]

God I miss this, I was a crew chief on these particular birds for the last 2 years of their service with NVANG. I remember this day, also remember prepping for the Sageburner 2 trials. It was definitely emotional launching the last 6 that were heading for Spain. The flight line was empty and lifeless for a couple months after that.....until our "new" C-130's arrived, what a let down.

[@bigroy38]

The multi blade props are lame AF.They don’t make those Allison’s purr anymore.

[@jcavilia1]

Did you know my cousin, Rodney Mathisen? He was a pilot and I believe squadron CO for a time. He flew in Iraq during Desert Storm in 1991, and stayed in the Guard through the C-130 transition.

[@GEH737]

Those were the days - when Phantoms ruled the skies... I'm very proud to have been a member of the Nevada Air National Guard :)

[@TakeDeadAim]

*Wing Commander*..."We're having a picnic on Saturday out at the lake...I'd like you boys to come roast some weenies and scare the kids". *(2) Majors*...."Roger that!"

[@suzannemcdonald6547]

Lmfao

[@firemedic5100]

Much like a P 51, certain aircraft have an unmistakable sound. With jet aircraft, the Phantom has that sound that no other jet fighter has.

[@Chios82100]

F-4's are amazing aircraft, I've seen them in action, the Hellenic Air force still uses them for training and new pilots, they are a spectacular aircraft and ahead of their time for that era.

[@f4flys]

+Xalara82100 Phantoms Phorever!!

[@Chios82100]

+f4flys LEGENDS OF THE SKY!

[@letgodbetrueandeverymanali3656]

True words...👍

[@geogeo2299]

HAF 338 Squadron 4K kzbin.info/www/bejne/imS3g3aYfLaShqs

[@jcavilia1]

That's some low stuff there. Some of those guys in the Nevada Air Guard were a little crazy, but crazy skilled, too. My dad flew with them for more than a decade. He retired just before the Phantoms arrived, but he did some memorable buzz jobs in the F-101, the B-57, and the F-86 (way back in the late 50s). Thanks for sharing the memorable desert landscapes.

[@mortyis]

Bet your Dad knew my Dad. Phantoms Phorever.

[@jcavilia1]

​@@mortyisWho was your dad?

[@mortyis]

Chuck Chinnock

[@richarda9983]

As a kid (15 or 16) out here the Phantoms were always an attraction. We shot at a Trap and Skeet at a club on Jack's Valley road in Minden for years and years. The entire area is a big gated golf course community now, but I digress. One of the folks that was always there was an NVANG Phantom pilot. He was always talking about doing a fly by of the club house one day. No one ever thought he'd do it. One day 2 Phantoms come zipping by maybe 1500 ft up, back and forth and everyone one just know it was that guy. The my dad, a Vietnam Vet, looks up the mountain face (Genoa Peak) and says plug your ears. Of course none of us listened we were to busy trying to see what my dad clearly had already seen, when a Phantom came screaming over the club house about 400 ft off the ground and nailed the afterburners headed east across the Carson Valley. My dad said that guy never had to buy another drink at the club house. Cool times, cool memories.

[@cdt996]

This is like the dirty VHS tapes you found under your dad’s golf clubs when you were a kid. Pure gold start to stop👌🤤💯

[@quantummath]

Amazing flyby. This one never gets old. Every time I come back for a re-watch, it's just like the first time. Forever Phantom.

[@NicholasSpartan]

BIG, HEAVY, NOISY, SMOKY...ANYTHING ELSE TO ASK FOR ? Respect to the one of the most legendary aircraft.

[@MrWrightone808]

Watched the video of these F-4's and it brought back memories of when I was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea CV-43 during the Vietnam war. Awesome video guys and always remember a Vietnam Veteran!

[@bigbore4498]

If you’re still around, thank you for your service.

[@ThunderHead72]

I nearly passed out from the sheer awesomeness of this video!!! Thanks for posting this, the F-4 Phantom 'Old Smokey' is one of my favourites, and this Van Halen song is also one of my favourites of the band...an unbeatable combination.

[@edchapman5801]

We called 'em "hogs" when I was stationed at Ubon, Thailand in '68-'70 and the air force never had a more reliable airplane - the abort rate was almost zero. Just before I arrived on station Col Robin Olds became a "triple ace" shooting down 16 Migs and the Wolfpack was known for air-to-air combat. The F-4 was awesome and I'll never forget the 100+ ship "revenge" mission that took out half a mountain and an "11 level" gunner in Laos.. Love this fighter plane!!!

[@edchapman5801]

I stand corrected about Robin Olds having 16 Mig kills - he had 12 kills during WWII and with the 4 he nailed over North Vietnam he did total 16 altogether. Wing headquarters at Ubon had the number 16 on display and I naturally got my figures skewed but that was almost 50 years ago. The 8th did account for 24 Migs during the Vietnam War (7 in one day) the most of any other wing. By the way, I like the music even if I am 74.

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@edchapman5801]

You're more than welcome 14flys. The F-4 was the highlight of my air force career.

[@f4flys]

Yes, me too!!!! Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@MikeJChilli]

What Revenge mission are you referring to? Is there someway to find out more history on this? First Ive heard of it. Thanks!

[@quantummath]

Forever Phantom, Phantom Forever ❤

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

Phorever 👍🏻

[@rsprout1]

Awesome! I grew up watching F-4's and they are a tough beast! This is an awesome video, one of the very best! I just wish I could smell the jet exhaust and feel the thunder in my chest!!!

[@Olle_Svenska]

I remember how I loved the Phantoms when I was a Child and saw some flying when I was on Vacation with my Parents or at School Camp, when our Class were hiking through the Woods, and then one or several Phantoms flew over us. All the Classmates held their Ears, besides me standing there, being fascinated and enjoyed and loved the Sound! Especially when the Sonic Barrier was broken. I LOVED IT! :D All hail the F4! Nice Video! Greets from Germany!

[@letgodbetrueandeverymanali3656]

SAME!! 👊😁 Greetings from 🇺🇲

[@robertgentile7198]

the first time I saw an F4 Phantom I was stationed at Pax River.in 1978 AWESOME!

[@bucketlistbeginner]

Looks like pyramid lake nv. I was in the 152nd in Reno as a f4 mechanic

[@davidsidley5869]

That's me David Edward Sidley with Ryan Jones, Bob Jones, Diana Jones, and my instructor Jeff Peterson with the 82nd ATBS Wild Weasels at 15 yrs old

[@eaglenook]

I kinda miss crewing those old birds. I worked the D's, E's, and the RF-4C's. They could be a pain in the ass, however once you got them flying code 1's they were great.

[@artemiafarrar5008]

FMC!!

[@kurtinsferyew]

growing up the thing i remember most , the F-4 was one loud and proud s0b !

[@Mike-tg7dj]

They're cookin' with gas! The music makes the video. When I was in Germany our unit played the aggressor and got strafed by a squadron of FB-111 Aardvarks. Talk about something that'll rock your world I sure was glad it was pretend fighting because those boys knew how to deliver a punch. They were down on the deck right on top of us. The copilots waved as they flew over. I could only imagine what a couple of 500 lbs. Bombs would to a column of tracked vehicles. Well we saw what they did in Libya and Iraq.

[@nickspoetrybooks]

awesome. a different slant on the Phantom, seen as a flying machine. beyond words. great airmanship...

[@NewMuse23]

Great vid!!!!! I worked on the cameras of the RF-4C. Many great memories. Thank you for posting.

[@ManganeseMan]

nothing sounds like an F4!

[@leaddog3132]

Me too 329xob

[@leaddog3132]

Me too 329xob

[@coldfoot99]

I was ground photo maintenance troop, 404X0 at Shaw AFB, 62nd Tac Recon Sqdn 1972-75. Our PPIF vans were just on the opposite side of the flight line from the squadrons RF4C aircraft. Those were fantastic reliable aircraft. Loved the full AB takeoff at night.

[@mdrobtx]

Same here. Bergstrom AFB '78-82. 67th TRW Avionics sensor systems specialist 32232C. 👌👍

[@alinili5569]

Killed the video with music engine noise from theses beauties it’s the best music

[@sacredspace007]

Best video I seen for a while. This is up there!

[@gseasley2]

Should be Pyramid Lake outside of Reno. I grew up listening and watching those smokey, thunderous and awesome birds! Awesome video!!!

[@jimz508]

This was the front line fighter when I was in the Navy. If a pilot got a mig kill on a mission they would request a high speed pass with a victory roll. They would fly at flight deck level, just shy of breaking the sound barrier...pass the boat then pull up into a unrestricted climb rolling several times. Something you just don't forget, too bad we didn't have the video cameras today. Thanks for posting!

[@WeBeYachting]

Great video mate, thumbs up. Cheers from the IGY Simpson Bay Marina, Sint Maarten in the Caribbean.

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@fsnith8419]

RF-4Cs and Van Halen, It doesn't get any better.

[@RockHudrock]

RF-4Cs and 1984/Diver Down Van Halen...would be ever-so-slightly better than OU812/5150 Van Halen. : )

[@ethannnn1227]

@@RockHudrock i think im the one wouldve been perfect

[@minuteman3]

What a noisy, brutish, leaky, obnoxious, but absolutely beautiful bird. I really miss hearing the j79's rip air molecules apart, and smelling the JP4 burning, and seeing those beautiful silhouettes punching holes in the sky. Long live the Phantom!

[@felixleiter455]

Good comment Daniel! Most people think that those angles were some type of revolutionary design but in reality they were aerodymanic band-aids to keep the F-4 from going unstable. Like the old saying went "the F-4 Phantom was proof that you could make boulder fly if you put a big enough jet engine on it!"

[@HGL-iq4qg]

Old but not obsolete, it is an amazing aircraft. In Greece they have high utilization and they are all in good standing :D

[@f4flys]

+HGL 2020 Phantoms Phorever!!

[@HGL-iq4qg]

I feel sorry to announce that they are being retired here too. All of the Greek Squadrons will have them retired by the end of the year :((

[@YNLEXPOSURE]

Hugely obsolete

[@detomasopantera1966]

Yes they are!!💙💙💙👌

[@detomasopantera1966]

YNLEXPOSURE not for ground bombing..

[@AV8R4HM]

Oh gosh I'm stiff!!!!!! Oh the days when our low level training was truly low level. Those RF-4's are beautiful!!!!

[@waggonmanmk]

From a Guard fan in good ole england AWESOME, gonna have to get those Rollers/FANGO patches out and turn the clock back !!! M

[@Impedancenetwork]

I used to work on those RF-4C's at Bergstrom AFB in 1985. F-4's just look like bad ass planes.

[@decipherlogic]

Sweeeeet footage! Love this video! If I would have knowen about this I would have camped out at Pyramid Lake for a week in anticipation ... practicaly my back yard

[@quantummath]

AWESOME! ... F-4 Phantom ... forever!

[@EveryoneIsFightingSomeBattle]

Phantastic Philm Phor Phantom Phans!

[@L188widower]

Phormidable Phighter!

[@credence7777777]

phuck oph

[@jmfm-r2q]

@@credence7777777 best comment

[@maurinawest9558]

My cousin and I made wood models of the F4 Phantom 2 and F14 Tomcats! My Uncle was an engineer at Ford. He helped us get it almost perfect! Lost mine in my buddies trunk when his car was impounded. I was in the Navy

[@lindathrall5133]

There he is, That’s Mr. Wing Tips to you.

[@SkyKid8492]

Now that is flying :) the phantom is still one of my favorites. McDonald Douglas FTW

[@zone5ive]

Woah... badass... if I could Like it twice I would... wicked footage...

[@MsTstang]

This is great I do love the music ...But the Phantoms are so cool these pilots are so good the low passes and all ....Just fun to watch the F-4 and how much they enjoy flying them :-D .... DONT LET ME DIE .. I WANT TO FLY

[@SeanHollingsworth]

Gotta love the High Rollers from the 152nd RG from Reno, NV. Being from there, the terrain, the mountains, everything, is familiar. Sad to think that every one of the Phantoms that were once a part of the 152nd have all either been shot down as target drones, or shredded as scrap. A sad end to aircraft that looked better than new when they landed at Davis Monthan when they were decommissioned . . . :'(

[@f4flys]

+Sean Hollingsworth Phantoms Phorever!!

[@mortyis]

So sad 😪

[@hannesjonasson3550]

Just me from the Fighter pilot podcast🙃?

[@paulcadaver]

Smooth flying...I almost can feel it

[@ljackso]

Thanks! This brings back a lot of good memories.

[@nickkerssens5444]

Still, my wildest young boys'' dreams. AWESOME: those mighty roaring jets: up, up to sunlit skies and shoving all dust away in extasy...

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@isolinear9836]

Why have I never been recommended this? I literally had the itch to look for "Wild Weasel flying F4" to get something this awesome!

[@himmler251]

This video does this bird NO justice whatsoever, i was at Panama City Beach, near Tyndall AFB, chilling on the beach. hear a low ruble, look over and its a F4, Couldnt hear it until it got RIGHT ONTOP OF YOU!!! Then a LOUDDD, BODY SHAKING rumble, she pulled up and did this BEAUTIFUL scream, he did about 3 passes them left, BEAUTIFUL plane

[@danr5105]

Today July 1 2013 Fighter Squadron 71 (German Air Force) retires its last active F4 squadron. I did read that 25 F4's from the German Air Force have been offered to the Chech. Republic. Met a guy at the Pima Air Museum here in Tucson and he had quite a story about a B-58 take off (full afterburners on 6 J-79 engines) from San Diego many years back. I guess the guy broke a lot of windows.

[@Ramjetwarrior]

WOW!! This takes me back! USAF, ('69-'73), SGT, F4E weapons loading Crew chief, Hahn AB West Germany. Seeing and hearing I was in low level, high decibel, max climb, barrel rolling HEAVEN!! Five (5) minutes in Afterburner from East Germany and Warsaw pact nations!!! F4 FOREVER. Peace out... (Edited for years of service).

[@stevencoenen9126]

STILL THE BEAST. NOTHING LIKE OLD S HOOL

[@m.d.d.3051]

RF-4B Phantom Phixer of electrical systems back in the day. Still miss these old birds. Dirty, nasty, had to be a contortionist to get to some of the boxes. And still remember the thrill of watching these noisy, smokey badasses m-fers taking off at full AB right at the end of our flight line ...

[@torch39]

'The Reno High Rollers!" I was with Fresno when they had D Models. Can't beat a Phabulous Phantom.

[@apxpandy4965]

Great footage - Thanks! But why would anyone complain about the music - there's a volume/mute switch on the player. I thought it was great!

[@onblock7]

GOD what a weird looking jet with such powerful engines! Yet it just looks so perfect! I Love the F4 Phantom, always have and always will.

[@ianjackson7515]

Fantastic footage, simple as that !!

[@Spaceman20150]

I love the yt algorithm giving me cool stuff

[@keithfields1178]

God, that’s still one beautiful airframe!

[@letgodbetrueandeverymanali3656]

It is...its manly, for manly men. 👍

[@BARelement]

Rock Climber A real man wouldn’t need to say that.

[@letgodbetrueandeverymanali3656]

@@BARelement I choose to deny your reality and replace it with my own. 👌

[@BARelement]

Rock Climber Delusional seems more your style after your first comment. Nothing outrageous here.

[@letgodbetrueandeverymanali3656]

@@BARelement I have more important things to do than argue with someone I don't know about some unimportant comment I made, lol. Time for you internet Rambos to grow up. I also do not feel the need to insult you personally as you did with me, its children's games and I'm soooo far past that as a mature adult it isn't funny. There are thousands of guys just like you who love to argue about vain things, unimportant things, while the world around you is falling apart. Goodbye 👋

[@traveler582]

Imagine if that was in 1080P!!!!???!!! Excellent!

[@wrmugge2008]

I wish i were old enough to see that gandhirama, I was born in the 70's and missed the short period Australia had the Phantom as a stop gap for the F-111, and yes I blame my perants for me missing that lol.. That said an awesome vid of some pretty nice flyin - did i see correctly that 1 of the 2 was a sprey engined craft??? The exhaust nozzels are different than the originals.

[@TONKAAAHTOY]

This is the coolest f-4 video I've seen.....nice

[@NickolaiVolkov]

I've always wanted to see one of these in action.... this, and an A-4. Of all the modern-era jet fighters, these are the only two I I haven't seen yet. :\ One day.... one day.

[@franciscojaviermartinezher206]

I totally love this Jet ... 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@patrickmcguire1889]

I used to go out to Farewell Air Force base here where I grew up and just freak out on these 3 story Monsters.. F16 okay but sometimes about these birds 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@chickenfriedrice4098]

I remember listening to this music at an airshow back in 1992.

[@cartman4885]

Always a awesome site of the F-4......Thanks

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@19553129]

Phantoms Phorever !

[@jacktucker5402]

Awesome! Great camera work!

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@waynebrauch6261]

Awesome Flying.

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@urgdaddy]

Twin turbo jets...they were basically missiles. F-4... the series. Needed more armòry.

[@cmscms123456]

The F4 Phantom, proof that even a rock can fly if you put a big enough engine on it. The ones we had a Ramstein AB, smoked so bad, you could see them coming at you. A dozen of them could turn a clear day into a dark day.

[@Duke1822]

Some great video! bet the radar altimeter alarm is goin nuts!!

[@raynus1]

Excellent footage with some amazing low passes. Thanks for sharing. Long live the ugly!!

[@phantomphlyer4417]

Awesome video, only the Guard could get away with this. 1300 hrs in RF-4 as WSO Tx & Germany.

[@mauserk98bnz44]

The most awesome modern jet my favorite.

[@stylkan]

FANTASTIC VIDEO !!!!! EXCELLENT!! GREETINGS !

[@waggonmanmk]

192nd Tac Recon Squadron NV ANG The High Rollers, Reno Nevada.

[@PITODONTE]

NIce Video Men!!!! Thanks for Share!!!!!

[@felixleiter455]

Agreed!! I can't find it on youtube anymore but there once was a video of guys flying a Cessna 182 set to that song. I wanted to scream!!! }:o

[@davidwheeler8619]

Watched an Oregon ANG Phantom taking off from Portland (OR) airport back in the late 70's (maybe early 80's) Lights the afterburners to take-off and about 50' off the runway the sucker went vertical and was outta' site in a minute or so. It was bitchin' !

[@f4flys]

Thanks, Phantoms Phorever!!

[@ToonandBBfan]

God flew an F-4 Great video of the greatest combat jet ever. Thanks

[@comandosespeciales]

Those guys are crazy!!!!

[@gw311]

RIIIIIGHT INTOOOOOO THE DANGER ZOOONNNEEE!!!

[@FlightVideoPhoto]

wonderful!

[@justinmyers8753]

I remember seeing an f-4 flying over at Mojave airport. They were testing it for drones and now they are all gone which sucks because the f-4 was such an awesome plane

[@jonasmith7797]

Them boys were just having the time of their lives

[@marilynbush4953]

Love the the jets

[@PeteDriver530]

Miss the Phantoms :( great video though!

[@jerrysmith7166]

Imo the F4 is one of the most beautiful war birds to ever fly

[@socalairshowreview7410]

VERY COOL! PHANTOMS PHOREVER!

[@danr5105]

Those angles on the F4 wingtips and stabilator (Navy speak) became necessary after the F4 received the J79 engines and became a real Mach 2 aircraft. The aircraft became unstable above Mach 2 so this little fix was thrown in. I read a story with some quotes by General Robin Olds (deceased and retired) It was said the F4 had such poor aerodynamics but so much power it did not matter if it was flying straight at you or sideways towards you, just did not matter. Call the F4 Rhino

[@RockHudrock]

The good old days! Battle Born!!!

[@DadsTimeOutdoors]

Ok, I had to change my definition of "awesome " after seeing this!

[@quantummath]

One of the Coooooolest low flybys i've Ever seen.