Davies. Heavily regarded as the most successful, versatile, and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era, the F-4 Phantom II was introduced to the U.S. Air Force shortly after the Navy. In time for the Vietnam War, the USAF replaced the aging F-100 Super Sabre with their F-4s in order to combat MiGs. The Phantom II proved itself as an air-to-air fighter downing 109 Allied aircraft. Influenced by F-4 pilots in combat, they decided to fund the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F-22A Raptor. 64 pages, 42 color and 15 B&W photos, 4½"x 9", softcover.