McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - Gulf War 1990, Operation Provide Comfort & Operation Southern Watch
- 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.
- F-4G Wild Weasel - F-4E converted to SEAD aircraft for U.S. Air Force. AN/APQ-120 radar, their cannon replaced by the APR-38 RHAW and later AN/APR-47, several ECM pods including ALQ-87, ALQ-101, ALQ-119, ALQ-130, ALQ-131, and ALQ-140 IR jammer, the ability to carry AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-78 Standard, and AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles. Widely used during the Gulf War, Operation Provide Comfort, and Operation Southern Watch; 116 converted initially, with a further 18 F-4E's converted as attrition replacements for a total of 134.
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