Operation Bolo: The F-4 Phantom Gets Revenge in Vietnam
The MiG-21 could fly in all weather and was outfitted with air-to-air missiles that were giving F-105s a headache in the Vietnam War. Enter the F-4 Phantom II.
Source: nationalinterest.org
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The MiG-21 could fly in all weather and was outfitted with air-to-air missiles that were giving F-105s a headache in the Vietnam War. Enter the F-4 Phantom II.
The battle lasted minutes and the F-4 Phantoms destroyed about half the MiG-21s in North Vietnam’s fleet, suffering no friendly losses.