Two-Ship F-4 Phantom Takeoff and Flybys - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

Two of just twenty remaining McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs in USAF service perform a formation takeoff and flybys at the 2016 EAA AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, WI. These aircraft are QF-4 aerial target drones and are slated for destruction before the end of 2016. Eight of the aircraft will be destroyed next week alone.
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[@GrapeFlavoredAntifreeze]

AirshowStuffVideos Thank fuck these are still flying. I actually came to this video to see the fate of the F-4s I saw that year but have yet to return. I feared the worst when the Air Force retired the rest of the QF-4s, but it looks like they’re still flying and as beautifully ugly as ever

[@lurking0death]

When my recon squad called for air support in Nam, F-4 Phantoms were sent out to us. They would make a strafing pass and hit their after burners as they flew up a mountain side toward us. The sound was primordial. It would vibrate your internal organs. If any NVA were still around they would be scared shitless just by the sheer nasty noise these things made.

[@oldgoat142]

Welcome Home, Recon.

[@wwb7091]

I was a squad leader - Recon platoon, Echo Company, 2/28 1st Infantry Div. When the Phantom driver said "30 seconds out - get small, fellas", hell on earth was about to be unleashed.

[@EricPham-gr8pg]

The whole goal was to wake up the whole neighborhood and even the ghost not reincarnated yet to get Hurry up that is why it is call phantom all of the war thunder was allowing the technical hunting on ground search for real hidden threat inside outside of equipment and base and personel and movement ect so all will be statues or be targeted

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Amazing story, I can only imagine. Thank you for you bravery. As I brit I respect all US vets whether air sea or land. All amazing. Good to have Allie's like the United States of America

[@michaelmartin5534]

Thank you for your service Sir, welcome home! You gents did one hell of a job - in spite of the dimwits you were working for. Air Force crew chief, 30 years. All my trainers were Thud, Hun, Voodoo and PHANTOM crew chiefs in Nam. Known a lot of Phantom Phlyers, the only thing that matters are the guys on the ground that need a helping hand. God bless you all, utmost respect for all of you! Phear the Phantom!

[@marcusaureliusgermanicus4184]

When you hear the twin J-79’s on full afterburners you never forget it. Phantoms Phorever!!

[@mucarew]

I agree. I was a F4 crew chief and you never forget the sound. Especially the wind up when started.

[@claudiocarbone2225]

Pure eargasm🔝🤤✈

[@marcusaureliusgermanicus4184]

@Sylver The Private Aviator It was built by GE

[@jimdubya5425]

Sounds like… victory.

[@patfarra627]

Ooorah

[@samdedman7557]

F4E phantom and F14 Tomcat... Two of the most badass looking jets ever made.

[@guaporeturns9472]

Northrop F-5

[@n.v.1258]

I second that.😊

[@TheThingInMySink]

I know it's pretty obsolete at this point but damn, it's without a doubt the most beautiful and badass looking jet fielded by the US to date.

[@NamelessRider]

Without a doubt !

[@ohwell2790]

The speed of heat is always awesome.

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

I heard Isreal put today's technology and made it more maneuverable and are doing well with it.

[@CessnaFlyerVT]

F-104 Starfighter takes it for me. Nothing looks faster.

[@FruitBrute2003]

for me its tied between the F-4 and F-14

[@chuckeberth4370]

The Phantom is one of the most beautiful planes ever built.

[@moxiedrapo2391]

We grew up with F-4 Phantoms flying around our house in NY. Fighter/Intercepter group, they were amazing to watch take off!!! Hate to see them go..

[@richardlahan7068]

Me too. Charleston AFB South Carolina.

[@gao1258]

same, our national guard flew Vodoos and then Phantoms in my childhood..in the mid sixties before they changed the law the guys would go supersonic!

[@stebo59]

Sweetest looking jet in the Air Force. I used to refuel the D and E models at Homestead AFB FL from 78 to 82 with the 31st POL Squadron. The sound of these ‘birds brings back a lot of sweet memories. PHANTOMS PHOREVER

[@partriarch]

Used to sit in a sandbag bunker at the end of the Chu Lai airstrip in Vietnam, and watch the F4 "Smokers", in two plane elements, taking off directly over our heads with full bomb and missile loads outbound to targets. Talk about LOUD! Full afterburners and going for the brass ring. They would be just a few hundred feet overhead, and then zoom out of sight headed inland. Impressive sight.

[@travr1131]

Thank you for your service!

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

partriarch thanks and welcome home

[@WimGrundy]

partriarch AMERICAL!

[@peterb01]

At Korat AFB in Thailand, heard the same thing. Could never adequately describe the sight and sound to anyone not there.

[@madfury3179]

They surely smoke

[@jimgraham6722]

Had the good fortune to spend four years flying the F4E in early seventies. It was the multi role fighter of its era, bomb truck, dive bomber, interceptor and dogfighter. It was the experience of my lifetime, hard to believe the subsequent fifty years have gone by so fast. Some mention the smoke, there is an interesting back story to this. The engines were tuned to run "rich" to keep the turbine inlet temperature down. This contributed to the remarkable reliability of the J79. It was possible to lean the mixture by installing modified burner cans that largely got rid of the smoke, but this led to significantly reduced tbo. It was a $$s thing, in the end most operators opted for the smoke

[@norahmahnki1401]

Same ATL Jim Graham at DAL? I got two F-4 rides, one as a cadet in the F-4E at Spangalem AB GE, the other at VX-9 Point Mugu in a QF-4N. Some of the best flying a T-38 FAIP could get! Now a 7ERA JFK. Best

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

The Phantom just looks badass

[@OcotilloTom]

When I needed an airstrike I was sure glad to see the F-4's. Gy.Sgt. Tom Boyte USMC, retired Vietnam 65-66- 70-71

[@fabioo9459]

F4? pff this is for noobs, Argentina still use A4 skyhawk kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioiyaaqArMunabs

[@fabioo9459]

Those planes without radar, without electronics, with free fall bombs attacked a British aircraft carrier in 1982. We must recognize that they are good. I do not want to imagine what an F22 can do

[@TheDustysix]

Semper Fi. Toxic Masculinity. AirWing 77-81.

[@robwoodall8425]

Thank you for serving, Gunny.

[@TheDustysix]

@@fabioo9459 The Douglas A-4 was a Marvelous Aircraft. I worked on them in MAG-12 Iwakuni 78/9.

[@johnnytorino9455]

First model I ever put together. I had to have it, I saved some of my paper route money to buy the kit. Then when I joined the military I got to see them flying all the time. It was a bad boy. It could do it all. R I P. Phantom. One of the all time greats.

[@ronaldhawkins974]

Watched these magnificent machines while being a USAF Security Policeman on the Clark AFB flightline. DEFENSOR FORTIS.

[@binfei6185]

It's hard to believe that a legend from the 1980's television can now be seen in HD

[@thetreblerebel]

What tv show?

[@HarvestTexas]

@@thetreblerebel Probably meant TV movies The Great Santini or Red Flag: The Ultimate Game.

[@thetreblerebel]

@@HarvestTexas thanks

[@johnblaesel5493]

F-4 Phantoms are one of the noisiest fighter jets ever built. An F-4 flyby in full afterburner sounds quite impressive!

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

I heard they’re as loud if not louder than an F-35. I have seen an F-35 and honestly, it’s quiet compared to a super hornet or EA-18G

[@stevegendreau3720]

I can vouch for that. I've seen them take off and fly by. Absolutely deafening. The F14s were ear shattering, but these beasts were beyond belief.

[@pablosuarez4592]

My beloved Phantom, may your soul always "dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings".

[@Fleischpeitsche555]

Wow the F4 Phantom's looks so nice. It's the most beautiful Jet I ever seen.

[@Rundu1987]

One of the most beautiful flying machines ever!

[@jimboisvert5781]

What an legendary aircraft! That sound is awesome! Sure wish the commentators would stop their incessant yapping when aircraft are doing flybys though.

[@dannichols845]

Agreed

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Living in Nevada as a kid, we'd sometimes see these flying overhead in the desert. The roar they caused was just awesome. I later met a pilot who had flown these. He described them as like driving a muscle car.

[@glennlandry7714]

These jets saved my dad several times in Vietnam.

[@drguffey]

Gotta be one of the most menacing looking fighters ever !

[@egaman3288]

Turkey 🇹🇷 still uses these badass f4’s 🇺🇸

[@claudiocarbone2225]

😍🔝✈love From Italy

[@cldavis33]

Still have never seen a more beautiful jet. My all time favorite visually.

[@jimbo6413]

Just one of the most beautifully evil looking aircraft ever to fly.

[@JustKeuehri]

A-10: laughs in brrrrre

[@Paul33500]

The mig 21 is better

[@jimbo6413]

@@Paul33500 The MiG 21was certainly more maneuverable than the F4, but that doesn't necessarily make it a better aircraft. Properly flown, using "zoom and boom" tactics, the Phantom could dictate the terms of engagement. As long as the Phantom driver didn't make the mistake of getting into a turning fight with a MiG then he had a pretty good chance of shooting his adversary out of the sky. That said, the MiG 21, the MiG 17 and the MiG 19 were all formidable opponents and a Phantom driver underestimated these aircraft at his peril, but none were superior to the F4.

[@fleetwarrior75]

The original name for the Phantom II was the Satan!

[@michaelgoff4731]

Probably the best looking jet ever made

[@cfairfull8030]

Went to Oshkosh 2016 and had the pleasure to see their arrival. Amazing aircraft. Wish they couldn't of been destroyed.

[@chilirich]

I still love the old phantom. The wings are all notched, bent up at the tips, anhedral at the elevators,...You could almost imagine the designers trying to manage the power the engines put out. Smoke trail,...The plane just thinks it's going to come up to height and kick your butt. It knows you see it coming. It likes that you see it coming

[@ezvibe8310]

Our local Air National Guard flew phantoms well into the 1980’s. One of the pilots took us out to the runway threshold while several pairs took off. We were within 100’ of the phantoms and we had to plug our ears. I was ten at the time but i will never forget how those planes made the ground shake as the pilots stood on the brakes with full afterburner.

[@bentleyinn]

Used to watch the Air Nat Guard F4's at Mcguire in the late 80's. They would come back from their practice runs flying about 100' over the runway and blast straight up right over my head (they used to let you park at the end of the runway). It was so loud and it actually would make the car shake a little. The most awesome (and loud) display of power that I have ever seen. They should keep one or two as a tribute to one of the most awesome jets ever.

[@davidselby4037]

Phabulous Phantom, brilliant. All the best from the UK.

[@gooniac33]

Nothing cooler than the sound of a J-79 idling by.... such a sweet sound!! Love the F-4 and I was lucky enough to see one of these fly at the Nellis Aviation Nation show this same year...

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

Fr. To me it sounds like what a jet engine should sound like

[@jonasmagnus3481]

We were at Airventure when these guys were there. At the time, we didn't know yet that the F-4s were doing their flyovers. We were walking out of a biulding and we heard the sound of a jet about to fly over us. We looked up and saw the F-4 heading toward us, When it flew over, gotta say, that is the loudest sound from an aircraft I have ever heard.

[@sanctitysnake]

dude, that take off was perfectly coordinated, great vid.

[@paulkirkland3263]

The best aviation video I will see today. I remember the skies above eastern England being full of them, both USAF and RAF.

[@danielshummer8107]

living in an AFB as a kid in late 70s...we used to sneak into the area next to the runways, seating and watching the take offs.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

F-4 Phantom-- fastest way to turn JP4 into smoke and noise. A co-worker was a mechanic on a carrier during Vietnam. He said it was common for the Phantoms to return with vegetation hanging off various parts of the a/c. This was from flying into debris from exploding bombs dropped by a/c ahead of them on the bomb run. Flying that fast and close to the weeds you don't have time to think about what could go wrong, just fly the mission.

[@farber2]

I was on the USS Coral Sea, CV-43, 1982, these things going as low and slow as they can, makes a hellish whistling sound you will never forget.

[@DavidTodd-cs1hq]

I knew friends who flew the f-4 in Vietnam. It's the modern-day p-51 mustang. I'm a usaf Vietnam era veteran. I absolutely love that aircraft.

[@hshs5756]

I just re-read _Phantom Over Vietnam_ by John Trotti and it was just as gripping the second time. One number he cites about this beast that stuck in my mind was 4.5 gallons of fuel consumption per minute _at idle just sitting on the ground_

[@zeeeman8744]

Putting it in burner gave you about 10 mins of flight time without external tanks

[@hshs5756]

@@zeeeman8744I've watched hundreds of F-4 catapult launches and it was almost standard practice to go to afterburner from just before the cat stroke until they had established a positive climb rate. The burner was on maybe 30 seconds for that.

[@zeeeman8744]

That’s correct. That must have been pretty awesome watching them launch off the decks like that !

[@hshs5756]

@@zeeeman8744 When I went aboard the carrier the personnel officer rattled off a list of divisions in ship's company that needed new meat, so I picked the one I thought would have the best view: Navigation Dept, which I knew would be up in the island. Perfect choice!

[@kurtchurba1994]

Two ship F4's remind me of Summer Camps in the 80's at Gowen Field. When our Air Guard flew recon F4's and they'd greet us in the a.m. with two ship takeoffs and in the afternoon with their return. Loud and awesome were the F4's near Gowen, quiet and low when we'd see them buzzing us in the field. I miss 'em..

[@USAIRFORCE621]

That second looks like an F-4E model from Tyndall AFB, though I don't recall seeing them in a grey paint scheme, still great to see them fly!

[@stevepoland1406]

Two of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. P-51 Mustang, SR-71 and F-4 Phantom II are the best of the best. I would have loved to fly in one of these.

[@NamelessRider]

The exact same three I would pick. Had two back seat flights in the F-4J and it was a hell of a ride.

[@xavierathorne]

Steve Poland Add to that the F-14 Tomcat and the F-4U Corsair.

[@zeeeman8744]

Steve Poland it was one awesome ride, I miss it

[@SuperHummerh3]

My first day at MacDill AFB in 1970 I walked out to the flight line and the tarmac was full of F4 Phantoms 15th TFS It was breathtaking

[@lucky4724]

Roger that, I was your neighbor to the south of you at HOMESTEAD AFB, Rows of F4E's on the flightline. 31st. TFS Ground refueling(POL)63150AFSC "73" ol ramp rat !!! #MEMORIES🇺🇸✈✈✈✈✈ TAC 4ever !!

[@AirborneRenegade]

They'd be a heck of an aircraft to own. They're just butiful and graceful aircraft to watch. It's sad to see them disappear.

[@EPstroker]

Awesome f4 vid. Probably my all time favorite bad ass jet fighter.....the f14 and 15 come close but not quite the level of cool as the f4.

[@markhaltom4631]

If you've never been near a pair of these doing a full afterburner takeoff then you just cannot imagine how loud they are.

[@NamelessRider]

There will probably never be anything as sexy as the Fox-4 ! Best aircraft the Blue Angels ever flew in an air show was the "J" model. That aircraft looked like it was doing Mach 2 just sitting on the ramp. I got two back seat rides in the J and it seemed like just yesterday. My memory was how quiet it was in the cockpit and how much sheer POWER it had. RIP.

[@Markishimo]

Anyone else notice lead’s drouge-chute door blow open and his drought-chute blow off?

[@russouk]

IMO best intimidating looking a/c ever...love em

[@SPFLDAngler]

I LOVE the nose art. Even has the little angry eyes! Amazing!

[@Kaledrums]

Been wanting to get a Phantom Society here in Oregon started to rebuild and preserve one or two for Air Shows...

[@mebsrea]

Best opportunity now would be to acquire one as they’re taken out of service by foreign governments.

[@alfs222]

F -4 PHANTOM ОЧЕНЬ КРАСИВАЯ МАШИНА!! CLASS VIDEO AND THANK YOU!! СПАСИБО!!

[@markthomas6436]

I'm from Springfield, IL. The 183 TFW is based here at Capital Airport. Runway 2240 is about 9,000 feet, because the Phantoms needed it. The wing transitioned to F-16A's many years ago, but planes were moved to Indiana because of a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. I live 1/2 mile from 2240.

[@Jimbo898]

I have seen hundreds of these birds fly, still miss them to this day.

[@kevinhoffman6592]

sorry to see them go outstanding planes back in the day .

[@anels9]

Always loved the phantom, I know the operators didnt like it, but I love how much they smoke. You know a planes smokey when even with afterburner theres a black trail

[@zeeeman8744]

It was one of their biggest liabilities, you could see them from miles away. They finally developed smokeless engines in the S models

[@archiecunningham3734]

I just attended aviation nation in Las Vegas 2019 great show but no f4 phantom. The f4 represents American muscle. Keep them flying for airshows.

[@hemi71x]

Was the crew chief on RF-4C while stationed at Zweibrucken air Base, Germany back in 74-76.

[@davidrivero7943]

As a Kid & growing up S. of Key West my daily exposure of Mig 15's & I thought there were ba , than & here I seen these & it was instant love. 1969.

[@JuliusBepunkt]

Did anybody else notice the pilot mishap during the takeoff? At 2:01 you can see the brake-parachute-hatch open up and the brake-chute flying away. At the pass while taking off at 2:20 you can see, that the hatch is still open :D

[@stevewilliams1197]

Awesome to see F-4's again, they taxi with a little swagger!

[@cloudstreets1396]

I loved watching F4’s dropping snake and nape on the VC. Was one of the many joys I had back in Nam. Simpler time back then.

[@halsmith3771]

Only the US Military can take a 18 year old kid playing grab ass in the high school halls and in a few months train him and turn him into one of the finest propulsion mechanics on the J-79. Here it is 37 years later and not a day goes by that I don’t think about working the flight line launching F-4’s...The sounds, the smell, the sight of a Phantom rumbling down the runway on takeoff will always be with me...

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

Most beautiful jet ever designed.

[@1keykneedeep]

Love love love the F4

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

Such a respectful and powerful jet! Hail the phantom for its immaculate service over Vietnam

[@Altenholz]

Outstanding footage!

[@Tornjupiter]

Kudos to the pilot in the blue F4 flying on one engine and still managing the plane.

[@richardbramley5794]

My uncle flew these in the Viet Nam conflict. Mostly as ground support. His last assignment, was flying the “wild weasel” missions. Which I understand was to fly over known SAM sites, as fast as they would go, drawing missile fire. Then, the F14’s or F 16’s would come in, and blow them up.

[@zeeeman8744]

Richard Bramley there were no F-14’s or F-16’s in Vietnam. But kudos to your uncle, that’s a special kind of aviator !

[@TheReal_Swagolini]

The f4 along with the f14 and 15 have to be one of my most favorite fighters of all time that is until the USAF brings out another fighter design that tops these three

[@f-4ephantomll271]

It'll be a damn hard Job for the Designers ,and i don't think that they will convince me ,but we'll see what the Future brings

[@TheReal_Swagolini]

@@f-4ephantomll271 I agree It will be a hard job but we gotta wait until the life span of the f35 is up which will most likely be in about 30 years

[@mikem5043]

That airplane just embodies testosterone!! 💪💪

[@craigpennington1251]

Nothing like seeing two smokey joe F-4s in the sky. Still badass. Long Live Phantom II.

[@TXCHRISZ06]

Its a shame they are blowing up these examples, but it is a warriors death. Here in Korea Ive had the honor of seeing some of the ROKAF flying some of their active duty F-4s out of Osan a few times. Its strange to see them flying in formation with the F-22s, but definitely a unique experience.

[@AreeyaKKC]

These 2 were destroyed 7/31/16

[@znuto]

I was at Osan AB in 1980, and the ROKAF had F-86s still. That was really cool to see a pair fly over occasionally.

[@samuelbroudy9420]

Always loved F4s. Phantom and the Corsair

[@erwinschmidt7265]

Damn...they're still beautiful as in '54 when gave Uncle Xmas card w/T-38 Talon Trainer pencil drawing AND F-4 crayon drawing both in 6 views. DOD needed single engine trainer plus fighter/bomber, but both designs twins. Uncle worked for DOD, said he'd forward both, got on phone, said "Well, crayon drawings look like a really pissed off eagle, & pencil drawings look like 1000 MPH bullet". Dad gave Uncle ride to Detroit taking his "card" to D.C. & this was on Xmas. Designs solved stability breaking sound barrier problems & F-4 actually went over 1500 MPH! Both Planes produced by end of decade, Uncle got promoted, I got suspended from Kindergarten for having swiped Dad's Top Secret Security Clearance Card for "Show & Tell", which he didn't have. I got on bus every morning - went up town screwing off - caught bus back home at noon. Worked really well for 2 weeks until School Secretary phoned Mom to bring me back as suspension ended, & sht hit fan!

[@johnarmstrong2458]

F4 phantom what an aircraft I preferred the navy variant but hell of an airplane

[@f3xpmartian]

Did anyone else notice that the F-4 on the far side (camo) lost it's brake chute at power up/brake release? Look close at 2:22, the chute door is open. Worked C's and D's at Kadena years ago.

[@gene6716]

Enjoyed my 33 months at Zweibrucken with the only recon outfit on the European continent. The 26th TRW and RF4E aircraft. Now those were some hot rods.......

[@lucky4724]

RAMSTEIN AB, "76-78" 86TH Ground refueling(POL) F4E'S !! #MEMORIES🇺🇸✈✈✈✈

[@georgedavidson6931]

Ramstein AFB 1966-1970 Jet Eng Mechanic 38TRS 417Th Best Job Ever

[@anthonyhayes1267]

It's sad to hear South Korea is retiring this magnificent bird. We'll always look back fondly on the parts of our lives when J79s still howled, and every single time we see these in museums, we can rest assured that we got our money's worth out of it, and it can rest in honor with its myriad of achievements long remembered.

[@tingokuman]

I remember at an air show I got underneath one trying to find jets ( I thought it was a Harrier😅). The Hero that actually flew it in harm's way after alot of laughing told me the history of it. What a versatile battle tested bird.

[@marcrobyn4844]

Bar none the baddest looking jet ever!

[@PensacolaEnergy]

I worked on f4C, F4E, F4G, and lastly RF4C, Loved the plane. Even worked an F4E that went to Hill and came back a G.

[@USSMaineBB-95]

It’s jets like the F-86 and F-4 Phantom that still look very good despite their Age

[@allgood6760]

Awesome. Thanks 👍🇳🇿

[@CharlesHuse]

I grew up under the southern flight path in and out of NAS Dallas. I remember watching or at least hearing these big, beautiful suckers go overhead almost every day. And if it wasn't a flight of F-4s, it was a flight of C-130s.

[@marcfranklin4430]

Same here, out of Oak Cliff near Kimball High

[@oldgoat142]

If you use a little imagination, you can see Bien Hoa, Da Nang, Takli, Udorn, or any other base in Vietnam. Just a magnificent, legendary beast.

[@Ryzen_56X]

Did anyone noticed the first F4 with green camouflage AF-349 lost its shute when put on afterburner at take off? you can clearly see the tail scoop open due to a faulty lock.

[@Southwest_923WR]

I don't know why it popped and cute didn't reply, but the drogue did come out.

[@kinch613]

PLEASE KEEP EM FLYIN!

[@christianlebordelais]

Instant magique de voir ces deux avions en démonstration....Bien filmé..Very goog Like....

[@Leonhart306]

If they brought back the F-4 for airshows, please bring back the F-14 Tomcat! Please!!!!

[@ap4709pk]

This...is...damned...AWESOME!

[@williammiller1839]

Spangdahlem AFB Germany 3yrs. C/D and E's. Loved this plane

[@g-wolf9445]

Two ship take off. Sweet!👍

[@Ffhjle]

Outstanding!

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice!

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

Is it just me or does it feel like most demos of these, people either use a mic that doesn’t pick up the true power of the sound of the engines or sometimes they use a cheap mic that gets maxed out easily? Wonder what mic do you use bc this is one of those that sounds good. Ik for a fact that GE J-79s are everything but quiet lmfao. Sounds just as loud as the EA-18 growlers I have seen recently and those so far were the loudest fighter jets I’ve heard, blowing every F-22 I’ve seen out of the water in terms of noise

[@jonasmith7797]

The thing about the phantom is that Yes a beautiful fighter,although it has a nasty killing machine vibe to it which i love so much. Intimidating as hell

[@alexchubbymclynn6060]

I miss this sound, hell, I miss this bird. Skies are empty without it, the era of real fighter jets and daredevil pilots is gone... Phantoms Phorever!