The F-4 Phantom II featured nine external hardpoints, which provided a capacity to carry up to 15,983lb (7,250kg) of payload, and the aircraft was equipped to carry air-to-air and air-to-ground ...

The first unit to operate the Phantom was the 151st Fighter Squadron, followed by 152nd, 153rd and the 159th all flying out of Daegu. In 1972 South Korea acquired another 18 F-4Ds from the US ...