{"id":59155,"date":"2025-04-02T22:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59155"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:56:10","slug":"the-spanish-f-4-phantom-ii-fighters-their-tanker-aircraft-and-the-sad-end-of-many-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/04\/02\/the-spanish-f-4-phantom-ii-fighters-their-tanker-aircraft-and-the-sad-end-of-many-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spanish F-4 Phantom II fighters, their tanker aircraft and the sad end of many of them"},"content":{"rendered":"

I'm a big fan of the Spanish Air Force's EF-18 Hornet fighters, but I like to remember the old glories that preceded them.<\/p>\n

The Spanish phantoms of Torrej\u00f3n: the two Phantom II aircraft preserved by the 12th Wing<\/a><\/rel>
\nKC-97 Stratotanker, the first military aerial refueling aircraft that Spain had<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

One of Spain's most memorable historical fighter aircraft was the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II, the Spanish Air Force's first twin-engine jet fighter<\/strong>. This aircraft is still operated by two NATO member countries, Greece and Turkey. This Wednesday, Fly By Wire Aviation<\/a> published a video showing images of this fast, powerful and noisy fighter<\/strong>, as well as one of the tanker aircraft that was responsible for its in-flight refueling, the Boeing KC-97L Stratotanker. A video full of nostalgia:<\/p>\n