The U.S. Air Force Promised the F-4 Would Never Dogfight

Now it’s saying the same thing about the F-35

The U.S. Air Force Promised the F-4 Would Never Dogfight

The aerial dogfight was not supposed to happen. On May 20, 1967, eight U.S. Air Force F-4C fighters were patrolling over North Vietnam when they spotted as many as 15 enemy MiG-17 fighters a short distance away.