Turkish military prosecutors that have investigated the mysterious downing of a Turkish Air Force RF-4E that went down inside the Syrian airspace on Jun. 22, 2012, say that the reconnaissance plane ...

Turkey’s Air Force Chief announced that they have suspended the operations of RF-4E warplanes after the recent crashes. Turkey’s Air Force Chief Abidin Ünal announced that they have suspended the ...

After the latest incident involving McDonnell Douglas RF-4E/TMs, in which four crew members were killed when two of the aircraft crashed in southeast Turkey, the nation has decided to retire the type ...

Japan retires its last Photo Phantoms. On Mar. 9, 2020, the Japan Air Self Defense Force retired its RF-4E/J reconnaissance aircraft at Hyakuri Air Base, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Assigned to the ...

The Turkish Air Force on Wednesday announced it would stop using RF-4E warplanes as of Thursday, Air Force Combatant Commander Abidin Unal said. "Air forces will halt flights of RF-4E planes F-16 ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior Turkish military commander says Turkey is retiring its RF-4E Phantom reconnaissance planes, following two crashes that killed four pilots last month. Combat Air Force ...

LONDON – The Turkish government has decided to cease operations with its McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom reconnaissance aircraft following a series of fatal accidents. Operations with the last eight ...

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Turkey will decommission its aging RF-4E military jets as of Thursday after three planes consecutively crashed down in two-week time, Turkish Air Force Commander Gen Abidin Unal said Wednesday. Eight ...

Following two aircraft accidents within the last two weeks, which killed six combat pilots, the Turkish Air Force announced that they will stop using RF-F4 aircraft as of Thursday. Four pilots were ...

SYDNEY—Japan is planning to disband its tactical reconnaissance unit and retire the 13 RF-4E Phantoms that equip it, hangovers from an analogue age that has long since faded into history in other ...