ARE YOU A PHANTOM PHREAK?
Find out how much you know about the mighty F-4, and modelling it, with our brain-teasing quiz. Simply click on the answers you think are correct.
Question 1 of 15
Which famed Phantom pilot who led the USAF’s 8th Tactical Fighter Wing in Vietnam was renowned for his rule-breaking moustache?
Ralph Wetterhahn
Robin Olds
‘Chappie’ James
Everett T Raspberry
Question 2 of 15
To which RAF unit did this formation of Phantoms belong?

56 Squadron
43 Squadron
14 Squadron
111 Squadron
Question 3 of 15
Target Identification System Electro-Optical (TISEO) was fitted to which Phantom sub-type?
Question 4 of 15
Which Japanese model kit manufacturer is about to release its first ever 1/48 Phantom?
Zoukei-Mura
Tamiya
Hasegawa
Platz
Question 5 of 15
Which Federal Standard paint shade is the lightest colour visible on this US Air National Guard F-4D?

FS 36622
FS 34079
FS 34102
FS 30219
Question 6 of 15
The final low-visibility paint scheme applied to USAF F-4s was known as…
European One
Hill Gray
Verdant Green
Compass Ghost
Question 7 of 15
Which Phantom sub-type is this?

Question 8 of 15
Which manufacturer built the outer wing sections for British F-4s?
BAC
Hawker Siddeley
Short Brothers
English Electric
Question 9 of 15
Which US state operated this Air National Guard F-4D Phantom?

Oregon
North Dakota
New York
Minnesota
Question 10 of 15
F-4Es of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, usually based at Clark Air Force Base in the Phillippines, specialised in the employment of which large precision-guided munition?
GBU-15
AGM-142
GBU-24
JDAM
Question 11 of 15
Italeri has recently re-released a 1/72 tooling of the F-4E from the 1980s. Which company originally moulded it?
Revell
Super Model
ESCI
Matchbox
Question 12 of 15
What is the common name for the camouflage scheme on this Hellenic Air Force F-4E?

Pastel
Ghost
Norm 82
Demon
Question 13 of 15
Which country’s F-4 was/is known as the Kurnass?
Turkey
Greece
Iran
Israel
Question 14 of 15
What is the large centreline store on this RAF Phantom FGR.2?

EMI recce pod
BAC recce pod
Lepus flare dispenser
20mm gun pod
Question 15 of 15
If you were building an F-4 of the US Marine Corps unit known as the ‘Bengals’, which actual squadron would that be?
VMFA-212
VMFA-333
VMFA-542
VMFA-115
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