USN VF-92 Silver Kings, NG211 Silver Kite 211, USS Constellation, Vietnam, May 1972
Introduced in late 1960 with the U.S. Navy, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II has been an incredibly versatile and effective aircraft for numerous national militaries around the world. The multipurpose fighter saw extensive combat duty during the Vietnam War, including serving as Lt. Curt Dose and Lt. Cdr. Jim McDevitt's warbird on their May 10, 1972, mission over a North Vietnamese airfield near Hanoi. During a low-level supersonic flight, the "Silver Kite 211" F-4J Phantom II — operating off the USS Constellation — scored victory when its AIM-9 Sidewinder connected and took down a MiG-21F.