Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat
Bishop, Farzad / Cooper, Tom / Laurier, Jim![Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/147/14760338/CHSBZCOP0314760338.jpg)
Different versions of the jet have provided the backbone of the frontline strength of the Iranian air force since the 1970s, and whole generations of Iranian pilots and ground personnel have been trained to fly and maintain them. Indeed, the type bore the brunt of active combat operations during the long war with Iraq. Iranian F-4 Phantom IIs were also some of best equipped examples ever exported by the USA. Some Iranian Phantom II pilots gath...