Wear this Phantom Aircraft Pin with pride at any time of the year not just Remembrance Week.

Made with High quality metals and enamels

2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners..

Size: 35mm 

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The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a  two-seat, , all-weather, long-range    and  originally developed for the  by . It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the  and the , and by the mid-1960s had become a major part of their air arms.

The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over  2.2. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external , including , , and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an  rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight performance, including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.

The F-4 was used extensively during the . It served as the principal  for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and became important in the  and  roles late in the war. During the Vietnam War, one  pilot, two weapon systems officers (WSOs), one  pilot and one  (RIO) became aces by achieving five aerial kills against enemy fighter aircraft. The F-4 continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the and  in the U.S. Air Force, the  in the U.S. Navy, and the  in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

The F-4 Phantom II remained in use by the U.S. in the reconnaissance and  () roles in the 1991 , finally leaving service in 1996. It was also the only aircraft used by both U.S. flight demonstration teams: the USAF  (F-4E) and the US Navy  (F-4J). The F-4 was also operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several , while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms, acquired before the fall of the Shah, in the . Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making it the . As of 2018, 60 years after its first flight, the F-4 remains in service with , , ,  and . The aircraft has most recently been in service against the  group in the Middle East.