Vehicle I-D: RoKAF 대한민국 공군 Phantoms

In 1968, Republic of Korea (South Korea) Air Force (RoKAF) began using the F-4D Phantom-two. In 1976, RoKAF placed orders for the F-4E.  The F-4Ds were retired in 2010. RoKAF’s 10th Fighter Wing, based on Suwon, currently operates the F-4E.

F-4E, January 1979, USAF photo by Master Sergeant Philip Lewis.

AGM-65A Maverick armed F-4E Phantom II, February 1979, U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Philip J. Lewis.

March 1984, USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Ken Hammond.

March 1984, USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Ken Hammond.

F-4E approaches highway landing site during Exercise Team Spirit, January 1991. U.S. DoD photo by Sergeant Gary R. Coppage.

F-4D runway mishap, details unknown, but it is obvious the aircrew ejected.

In 1988, RoKAF placed orders for surplus U.S. Air Force RF-4Cs, which began operations by December 1989.  In February 2014 the RF-4Cs were retired.

F-4E, April 2017, USAF photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee.

April 2017, U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Carlos Jimenez.

13APR2021, RoKAF promo video of the F-4E:

22APR2021, Kunsan Air Base, video report by Technical Sergeant Herbert-William Bracy, USAF’s Wolf Pack remembers the F-4E, still in use by Republic of Korea:

Defense Today Korea:

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