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Dimensions: Wingspan 38 ft. 4 in. Length 58 ft 2 in.

Dimensions: Wingspan 38 ft. 4 in. Length 58 ft 2 in.

Armament: One 20 millimeter Vulcan cannon, and either four [[AIM-7 Sparrow]] missiles and four [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] missiles or 16,000 lb bombload.

Armament: One 20 millimeter Vulcan cannon (E model only<ref>Although other models could carry external gun pods.</ref>), and either four [[AIM-7 Sparrow]] missiles and four [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] missiles or 16,000 lb bombload.

==Phantoms over Israel==

==Phantoms over Israel==

One of the more prominent Phantom missions during the War of Attrition was on May 16, 1970.  Eight F-4s, led by [[Six Day War]] veteran Aharon “Yalo” Shavit, flew to the Egyptian port of Ras Banas and sank an Egyptian destroyer in retaliation for the sinking of an Israeli patrol boat a few days earlier.  It was the longest-range fighter-bomber mission taken by the IAF up to that time.  Phantoms were also extensively used against Egyptian SAM sites that year in what became known as Electronic Summer, in Wild Weasel-type missions using tactics developed by American pilots in the [[Vietnam War]].

One of the more prominent Phantom missions during the War of Attrition was on May 16, 1970.  Eight F-4s, led by [[Six Day War]] veteran Aharon “Yalo” Shavit, flew to the Egyptian port of Ras Banas and sank an Egyptian destroyer in retaliation for the sinking of an Israeli patrol boat a few days earlier.  It was the longest-range fighter-bomber mission taken by the IAF up to that time.  Phantoms were also extensively used against Egyptian SAM sites that year in what became known as Electronic Summer, in Wild Weasel-type missions using tactics developed by American pilots in the [[Vietnam War]].

The War of Attrition ended with a negotiated ceasefire in August.  Half a dozen Phantoms had been lost to SAMs and anti-aircraft fire, and IAF Phantoms had shot down six Egyptian aircraft (five Mig-21s and an Ilyushin jet bomber).

The War of Attrition ended with a negotiated ceasefire in August.  Half a dozen Phantoms had been lost to SAMs and anti-aircraft fire, and IAF Phantoms had shot down six Egyptian aircraft (five Mig-21s and an Ilyushin jet bomber). The first loss of a Phantom in aerial combat happened on April 2, 1970, when a Syrian Mig-21 downed a Kurnass near Mt. Hermon.<ref>The pilot of the Mig was Bassam Hamshu, who became an ace in the Yom Kippur War and ended his career with seven confirmed victories, including another Phantom.</ref>

===The Yom Kippur War===

===The Yom Kippur War===