McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II - Vietnam War
- U.S. Air Force
- F-4B - Two-seat all-weather carrier-based fighter and ground-attack aircraft for the US Navy and Marine Corps. 649 built.
- F-4J - Improved F-4B version for US Navy and Marine Corps, larger main landing gear wheels resulting in wing bulges similar to F-4C. 522 built.
- F-4C - Two-seat all-weather tactical fighter, ground-attack version for the United States Air Force; supported AIM-4 Falcon, AGM-12 Bullpup, and nuclear weapons; wider main wheel tires resulted in distinctive wing bulges; duplicated flight controls in the rear cockpit. 583 built.
- F-4D - Improved F-4C version for the United States Air Force. 825 built.
- F-4E - USAF version with an integral M61 Vulcan cannon in the elongated RF-4C nose, Starting with Block 53, aircraft added AGM-65 Maverick capability. 1,370 built.
- 1966 ~ 2021
- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)
- F-4EJ - all-weather air defense fighter (modified version of F-4E). 138 of 140 were built under licence by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries).
- F-4EJ Kai - Upgraded version of F-4EJ with improved avionics, including AN/APG-66J pulse-doppler radar, and ground attack capability, including ASM-1 anti-ship missile.
- RF-4EJ - Modified Japanese F-4EJ to operate reconnaissance equipment. Unlike RF-4E, M61 Vulcan is mounted in the nose. 15 were converted.
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