page_title: List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators
section_title: U.S. Navy
hierarchical_section_title: List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators / U.S. Navy
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4N Phantom II fighter (BuNo 151008) from Fighter Squadron VF-111 Sundowners being catapulted from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) in February 1977. VF-111 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) for FDR´s final cruise to the Mediterranean Sea from 4 October 1976 to 21 April 1977. Franklin D. Roosevelt was decommissioned on 30 September 1977.
context_page_description: American units that operated the F-4 Phantom II are listed below.
context_section_description: The Phantom entered service with the U.S Navy on 30 December 1960 with the VF-121 Pacemakers at NAS Miramar. The VF-74 Be-devilers at NAS Oceana became the first deployable Phantom squadron when it received its F4H-1s (F-4Bs) on 8 July 1961.
caption: F-4N VF-111 launching from CV-42 1977
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