US Phantom
F4 fighter aircraft, the most powerful, fastest and highest flying fighter
during the Vietnam war. The F4 phantom also saw service with the Royal Air
Force, Australian Ai Force. Superb signed limited edition aviation art
prints by leading aviation artists available from Cranston Fine Arts.
Reunion Over Hanoi by Philip West.
Col. Ken Cordier and Col. Bob Buckey were classmates in high school and college in Akron, Ohio. After college, they both became USAF fighter pilots, and although the two school chums never served together, their careers took separate yet parallel paths - until December 1966. On 2nd December 1966, then Cap. Ken Cordier and his back-seat pilot 1st Lt Mike Lane, were flying with the 559th TFS out of Cam Ranh Bay when they were shot down and captured 85 miles NW of Hanoi. They were to languish in North Vietnamese prisons for the next six years, first listed as MIA, then years later as POWs. Linebacker II was the code-name of the bombing offensive designed to force the North Vietnamese to agree to a ceasefire and peace accord. It was during the Linebacker II bombing campaign of December 1972 that then Maj. Bob Buckey and his back-seater, Capt Dan Tibbets, flew over Hanoi with the 555 TFS out of Udorn, Thailand. Their mission was to provide MIG-CAP for the B-52 bombers which were deliv.........
The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom II was flown by both the USN and USAF in Vietnam. The aircraft was utilized in many roles during the War. The only two aces in Vietnam both flew the F-4. Randall Duke Cunningham did the honors for the Navy, while Steve Ritchie attained five victories flying the Phantom with the USAF.
Item Code : STK0051
Flight of the Phantom by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
Having put an AIM-9 missile up the tailpipe of a MiG-17 over North Vietnam, pilot Jerry Devil Houston with Kevin Moore riding shotgun, swings his F-4B Phantom onto the center-line of the USS Coral Sea following a strike mission gainst the airfield at Bai Thuong on May 6, 1972. The brightly painted stylistic eagle denotes they are flying the CAG bird.
Item Code : DHM2045
Screaming Eagle by Philip West. - Editions Available
10th May 1972. Lt. Curt Dose together with his RIO, LCDR Jim McDevitt line up their F-4J Phantom prior to landing on the USS Constellation following their first successful target CAP of the day. During this mission they claimed a MiG-21F after a ultra-low level supersonic flight over the North Vietnamese airfield of Kep, northeast of Hanoi.
Item Code : DHM2714
Silver Kite 211 by Philip West. - Editions Available
Just 50 miles north west of Hanoi in North Vietnam, lies the long and winding valley of the infamous Red River - a name that was to become bitterly familiar to the F4U Phantom pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Flowing for miles through the countrys deep interior, the waters of the Red River fed the strategically important steel mills at Thai Nguyen, and the power stations at Viet Tri; they also irrigated the rice and shrimp paddy fields that fed the armies of the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, distributed to the combat areas through a sophisticated network of hidden trails and tracks, bridges and railways. Defending these vitally important targets was a vast array of anti-aircraft systems of every conceivable type and calibre; at Yen Bai the North Vietnamese even established a secret fighter airfield where their Mig jet fighters were hidden in hangars dug by hand deep into the surrounding hills - in short it was one of the most heavily defended and awesome places on Earth. Bu.........
A pair of Navy F-4 Phantoms of VF84 prepare to recover aboard the carrier U.S.S. Independence. A beautifully proportioned painting by one of the most accomplished American aviation artists, provides a spectacular view of the legendary Phantom. Seen against a beautiful Yankee Station sundown, an element of F-4s decelerate in preparation for deck landing, following a combat mission m 1965. Revered by all who flew it, the classic F-4 Phantom served the Navies and Air Forces of more Western world countries than any other combat jet. Robert Watts superb print edition pays tribute to this legendary aircraft, as it phases out of front-line duties after over 30 years of service.
Item Code : DHM2459
Flying the Jolly Roger by Robert Watts. - Editions Available
In any conflict, accurate intelligence about the enemy is important, but during the Gulf War it was crucial to the rapid ending of hostilities with minimum Allied casualties. US Air National Guard RF-4C Phantoms, flying deep-penetration photo reconnaissance missions into Iraq and occupied Kuwait, provided much of the vital intelligence which enabled Allied ground forces to outflank and overwhelm Iraqi opposition with such devastation. Their missions were dangerous, taking them into the most heavily defended airspace over Baghdad and The Kuwait of Operations in broad daylight. They were fired on by SAMs and intense AAA barrages, but none were lost in over 300 missions. Michael Rondots painting portrays a classic formation of two RF-4Cs in action over Iraq, flying in company to provide lookout and mutual support in case of attack. On the ground, palls of Sand and smoke drift away from Iraqi artillery positions following an air strike, as the Phantoms accelerate and turn in for their batt.........
The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom II was produced from 1958 Thorough 1981. In excess of 5,000 aircraft were produced in twenty variants. The F-4 evolved from McDonnels earlier work on the F3H Demon and the F-101A Voodoo, an aircraft substantially heavier and larger than first generation jet fighters. The Phantom was initially intended as a fleet interceptor, but the aircraft was asked to take on additional tasks for which it was not totally optimized for. It is a testament to the basic quality of the design of the aircraft, and the skill and determination of the pilots which flew it, that the Phantom was a success in most of the varied roles it was asked to undertake. The F-4 was designed to be a platform for high-tech weaponry, with highly supersonic qualities, excellent range, and the ability to lift a large external payload. Initially only ordered by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft was carrier qualified in February 1961. In 1962 under intense pressure from the Department of Defense the .........
Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Artist : Stan Stokes
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USS Coral Sea by Ivan Berryman.
USS Coral Sea (CV-43 being replenished by fast combat support ship USS Seattle (DE-3) as two of the carriers compliment of F.4s of VF-111 The Sundowners makes a low pass.
Item Code : DHM0987
USS Coral Sea by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Lt Randy Cunningham with his back-seaeter Willie Driscoll, score their second of three MiG kills on a single mission on May 10, 1972. With two previous victories, Cunningham and Driscoll became the only US Navy Aces of the Vietnam war.
Irish and I came into the break smoking at 500 knots, below the level of the flight deck. I could see thousands of men watching from the catwalks. I made a six-G break turn with 90 degree angle of bank. We landed after one of my best passes of the cruise. - Commander Randy Duke Cunningham. Back on deck, first to shake the hands of Lt.Randy Cunningham and his Radar Intercept Officer, Lt (jg) Willie Irish Driscoll, was ordnancement Willie White: Mr. Cunningham, we got our MiG today, didnt we! It was January 19, 1972 aboard the USS Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin. As Cunningham shut down the engines of his Fighting Falcons F-4J Phantom, Task Force 77 Commander Admiral Cooper congratulated Cunningham and Driscoll on achieving their first of five air victories They went on to become the US Navys only Aces of the Vietnam war.
Item Code : DHM2469
Phantom Showtime by Robert Taylor - Editions Available
Under full after-burner, an F-4B Phantom of VF-111 (Sundowners) launches from the carrier USS Coral Sea, positioned in the Gulf of Tonkin, March 6, 1972. The crew will engage and destroy a MiG-17 over North Vietnam during the mission.
Item Code : DHM2042
Launch at Sundown by Philip West. - Editions Available
CVN 65 USS Enterprise on her first deployment in the Gulf of Tonkin. On this day she flew 165 sorties, a carrier record! Two A4 Skyhawks head towards a bombing mission while an F4 phantom rides escort.
Item Code : DHM0737
Yankie Station by Randall Wilson. - Editions Available
The biggest, fastest, most powerful fighter of its day, the McDonnell Phantom was an awesome war machine that came to dominate aerial combat for over two decades. It may have been the size of many World War II bombers but it could outperform anything that crossed its path; it was quicker, could turn faster, was better equipped with electronics, carried more ordnance than anything comparable, and it had an unbelievable rate of climb. The F-4 Phantom was the benchmark against which every fighter in the world came to be judged; it was simply the best. And when it saw combat for the first time, in Vietnam in 1961, it was the lucky Navy and Marine Corps pilots who were the first to fly it. Whether it was carrier-based attack with the Navy, land-based bombing missions with the Marines, air combat sorties, or Forward Air Control missions, it was unbeatable. So impressed were the Air Force that they bought it too, and three years later, in 1964, the USAF received their Phantoms. The Air.........
The F.4c Phantom II of Colonel Robin Olds of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing tucks the landing gear up as he blasts out of a forward airfield in January 1967.
Item Code : B0323
Gear Up - Go! by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Phantoms F-4 by R E Pierce. (P) - Editions Available
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Yankie Station by Randall Wilson CVN 65 USS Enterprise on her first deployment in the Gulf of
Tonkin.
On this day she flew 165 sorties, a carrier record! Two A4 Skyhawks
head towards a bombing mission while an F4 phantom rides escort.
USS Coral Sea, by Ivan Berryman. USS Coral Sea (CV-43 being
replenished by fast combat support ship USS Seattle (DE-3) as two of the carriers
compliment of F.4s of VF-111 The Sundowners makes a low pass.
Phantom Raiders by Simon Atack Simon Atack’s powerful new limited edition depicting the high-speed,
low-level attack by F4 Phantoms of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron
on the bridge near Viet Tri, 24 May 1967
Reunion Over Hanoi by
Philip West Col. Ken Cordier and Col Bob Buckey were classmates
in high school and college in Akron, Ohio. After college, they both
became USAF fighter pilots and although the two school chums never
served together, their careers took separate yet parallel paths - until December
1966. on 2 December 1966, then Capt. Ken Cordier and his back-seat pilot
1st Lt mike lane, were flying with the 559th TFS out of cam Ranh bay
when they were shot down and captured 85 miles NW of Hanoi. they were to
languish in north Vietnamese prisons for the next six years, first
listed as MIA then years later as POW's.
Linebacker II was the code name of the bombing
offensive designed to force north Vietnam to agree to a ceasefire and
epace accord. it was during the Linebacker II bombing campaign of
december 1972, that then Major Bob Buckey and his back seater. capt Dan
Tibbets, flew over Hanoi with the 555 TFS out of Udorn, Thailand. their
mission was to provide MIG-CAP for the B-52 bombers which were
delivering punishing blows to the communist regimes capital city. On the
ground, Ken was unaware that his old friend was part of that campaign which
would result in gaining his and other POW's freedom after enduring long
years of torture and deprivation. Bob on the other hand, had known for
years that ken was a POW. So every time he flew "Downtown", bb
thought about ken down there locke dup in the infamous Hanoi Hilton and
wondered when they would meet again.
the bombing campaign had the desired effect and the
North Vietnamese signed the Paris peace accords in January 1973. Shortly
thereafter, "Operation Homecoming" brought POW's home to
familys, friends and freedom. six months after his releases, ata
class reunion in Akron. Ken and Bob met and had a great time camparing
war stories and resuming their old friendship. The painting shows ,Maj
Bob Buckley as he pulls his F-4E Phantom II away from the "Hanoi Hilton
this fine limited edition print is co signed by the artist along with
former POW's col. ken Cordir and Col. Mike lane and the pilot who made
it a point to fly by the Hilton Col. Bob Buckey and WSO LtC dan Tibbets..
Phantom Thunder by William S Phillips.
Phantoms of VF-96, the Flying Falcons
are captured by Bill Phillips' amazing painting as they fly through a
summer storm cloudscape. Aircraft number 5800, Showtime 100, was the
CAG aircraft flown by Lt Randy Cunningham and Lt Willie Driscoll when they
downed three MiG17s on 10 May 1972. These two people became the
first USA Vietnam Aces.
Phantom II by David Pentland Phantom II of US Marine Corps, VMFA-531 (Grey Ghosts) Vietnam,
Danang April 1965.
High Flying Aardvarks by Keith Aspinall F-4b Phantoms of VF-114 Aardvarks flying a MIGCAP mission over the
Gulf of Tonkin in the Spring of 1968.
Vietnam War Veteran by Stan Stokes.
The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom II was produced from
1958 Thorough 1981. In excess of 5,000 aircraft were produced in twenty
variants. The F-4 evolved from McDonnels earlier work on the F3H Demon
and the F-101A Voodoo, an aircraft substantially heavier and larger than
first generation jet fighters. The Phantom was initially intended as a
fleet interceptor, but the aircraft was asked to take on additional
tasks for which it was not totally optimized for. It is a testament to
the basic quality of the design of the aircraft, and the skill and
determination of the pilots which flew it, that the Phantom was a
success in most of the varied roles it was asked to undertake. The F-4
was designed to be a platform for high-tech weaponry, with highly
supersonic qualities, excellent range, and the ability to lift a large
external payload. Initially only ordered by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft
was carrier qualified in February 1961. In 1962 under intense pressure
from the Department of Defense the Air Force relented and announced that
four wings of F-105s would be replaced with Phantoms. By the mid-sixties
over 1,000 Phantoms had been delivered, and it was generally anticipated
that the aircraft would be in production for only four or five more
years. However, forecasters failed to fully comprehend the eventual
scope of the United States involvement in Vietnam, and the serious
problems with the development of the F-111 (also known as the TFX). As a
result the Phantom got a second lease on life, and production of
improved versions of the aircraft were accelerated. The ultimate Air
Force version of the Phantom was designated the F-4E, and 1,242 were
manufactured from 1967 to 1978. The Vietnam War gave the Phantom an
assured place in aviation history. One version of the Phantom was
equipped with additional electronics and given the mission of detecting
and destroying enemy Surface-to-Air missile sites. Aircraft so-equipped
were accurately nicknamed Wild Weasels. During the Vietnam War the F-4s
aerial adversaries included the Mig-17, Mig-19, and the Mig-21. A
shark-mouthed Air Force F-4 in a near miss situation with a Mig-19 over
the cloudy skies of North Vietnam. The Phantoms two-man crew is looking
to the port side of the aircraft, as they anticipate a close encounter
of the wrong kind.
Flight of the Phantom by Stan Stokes.
The McDonnel
Douglas F-4 Phantom II was flown by both the USN and USAF in Vietnam.
The aircraft was utilized in many roles during the War. The only two
aces in Vietnam both flew the F-4. Randall Duke Cunningham did the
honors for the Navy, while Steve Ritchie attained five victories flying
the Phantom with the USAF.
Mutual Support by Michael Rondot In any conflict, accurate intelligence about the enemy is important,
but during the Gulf War it was crucial to the rapid ending of hostilities
with minimum Allied casualties. US Air National Guard RF-4C Phantoms,
flying deep-penetration photo reconnaissance mission into Iraq and
occupied Kuwait, provided much of the vital intelligence which enabled
Allied ground forces to outflank and overwhelm Iraqi opposition with such
devastation. Their missions were dangerous, taking them into the most
heavily defended air space over Baghdad and the Kuwait Theatre of
Operations in broad daylight. They were fired on by SAMs and AAA barrages,
but none were lost in over 300 missions.
The aircraft belong to 192nd PRS (Nevada National Guard) and the
second aircraft from the 106th TRS (Birmingham Alabama national Guard)
Michael Rondot's painting portrays a classic formation of 2 RF-4Cs in
action over Iraq, flying in company to provide lookout and mutual support
in case of attack. On the ground palls of sand and smoke drift away from
Iraqi positions following an air strike, as the Phantoms accelerate and
turn in for their battle-damage assessment photo run. In the next minutes
they will come under fire from heat-seeking missiles and flak defences
around the target before escaping South, back to their base at Sheikh Isa
AB, Bahrain.
Launch at Sundown by Philip West Under full after-burner, an F-4B Phantom of VF-111 (Sundowners)
launches from the carrier USS Coral Sea, positioned in the Gulf of Tonkin,
March 6, 1972. The crew will engage and destroy a MiG-17 over North
Vietnam during the mission.
Screaming Eagle by Philip West Jerry 'Devil' Houston, with Kevin Moore riding shotgun, swings his
brightly painted CAG bird onto the centre-line of the USS Coral Sea,
returning from a successful combat mission over North Vietnam. Having
successfully placed an AIM-9 missile up the tail pipe of a MiG-17 over
North Vietnam on May 6, 1972, Jerry Houston lines his F-4B Phantom for the
trap.
Flying the Jolly Roger by Robert Watts The classic F-4 Phantom served the Marines and Air Forces of more
Western World countries than any other combat jet. shown here Navy Phantoms of VF84 the |Jolly Rogers return to USS
Independence against a Yankie station sundown in 1965 Signed by Marion Carl, Randy Cunningham and Manfred
Rietsch.
Showtime 100 by Philip West Lieutenant Randy Cunningham with his back-seater Willie Driscoll, score
the second of three air victories achieved during a single mission, making
them the only US Navy Aces of the Vietnam War. Flying their Phantom F-4J in a strike against the Haiphong railyards on
May 10, 1972, Lt Randy Cunningham and his RIO Willie Driscoll were
attacked by a pair of MiG-17s as they left the target. Within seconds
Cunningham despatched one with a Sidewinder, and went looking for more.
With the F-4s outnumbered by MiG-17s and 21s, it was only moments before
two more MiGs fell to Cunningham's missiles, chalking up three victories
on the mission. With two previous kills to their credit, when Cunningham
and Driscoll made it back to the USS Constellation they had become the
first Aces of the Vietnam War, and the US Navy's only Aces of the
conflict.
