The 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron became the first operational unit to fly the RF-4C. In October 1965 that unit deployed to Southeast Asia to provide photographic reconnaissance of the growing conflict in South Vietnam.

The RF-4C was the only aircraft equipped with the ultra-long-range KS-127 LOROP (long-range oblique photography) camera and was used for a variety of reconnaissance missions. In spite of flying almost daily missions, only one RF-4C was lost in a …

RF-4C是F-4“鬼怪”(Phantom)中的侦察型，在F-4C的基础上发展而成。 1963年8月首飞，1971年装备美国空军。 RF-4C具有与F-4C相同的内部、外挂油箱和基本未变的机身架构，但采用较长而细的机鼻。

2019年9月27日 · Designed to overcome the RF-101’s shortcomings, the RF-4C was a major overhaul from earlier F-4 models. For prototypes, engineers lengthened the nose on two F-4Bs to accommodate advanced radar and camera systems: film, infrared and side-looking radar. The long-nose variant also became the basis for the later F-4E model.

The RF-4C (Model 98DF) was the unarmed photographic reconnaissance version of the USAF's F-4C. The armament and radar of the fighter version was removed and replaced with equipment specialized for photographic reconnaissance.

There are three basic systems in the RF-4C: side-looking radar to record high-definition radar pictures of terrain on either side on film; infrared detector to locate enemy forces under cover or at night by detecting exhaust gasses and other heat sources; forward and side-looking cameras including panoramic models with moving-lens elements for ...

2020年5月25日 · The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat.

The RF-4 was an unarmed photographic reconnaissance version of the USAF’s F-4C which carried a variety of film-based and side-looking radar [SLAR] sensors for the Air Force (RF-4C) and the Marine Corps (RF-4B). In the early 1960s, the USAF recognized the need for more tactical reconnaissance aircraft to reinforce the RF-101s in service.

In the following years, RF-4Cs flew reconnaissance missions around the world, including Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Iraq in 1990-1991. The Air Force retired all of its RF-4Cs by 1995. The RF-4C on display was delivered to the USAF on Sept. 9, 1965. It served in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Europe, Cuba and the Middle East.

2022年1月25日 · McDonnell RF-4C S/N 64-1004. In the early 1960s the USAF recognized a need for more tactical reconnaissance aircraft to reinforce the RF-101s, then in service. The Air Force chose to proceed with a modification of the F-4C fighter. The RF-4C development program began in 1962, and the first production aircraft made its initial flight on May 18 ...