Greek McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II.
Registration: 01501.
By now a rare sight, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Greece still has a very limited number of these fighters in service. By 2027 at the latest, the Greek Air Force will say goodbye to the last Phantoms.
Personally, I think the F-4 Phantom II is one of the most beautiful fighters ever built. The first aircraft (prototype) flew in the late '50s and almost 5,200 of them were built!
This picture was taken on Saturday evening, 13 September 2025, at the Sanicole Airshow in Belgium.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…