During the first half of the 1970s, General Dynamics would attempt to modify the F-4 Phantom - the most used US combat aircraft at the time - into something even more powerful. With foreign interest as well, the idea was floated for a ‘Super Phantom’, and so the F-4X program was born.
CONTENTS
00:00 Intro
00:26 Background
01:46 G-139 recce pod
02:33 Skyburner
02:56 Operation Peace Jack
06:21 An Export Problem
07:58 Israel remains in the Peace Jack program
09:26 Israel gets her aircraft - RF-4E(S)
10:54 Wrap up
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