The Don Englebreston Collection

F-4 Phantom II Fighter-Bomber Departing with Landing Gear Extended, Shark Mouth Nose Art

F-4 Phantom II Fighter-Bomber Departing with Landing Gear Extended, Shark Mouth Nose Art

An F-4 Phantom II climbs out after takeoff, landing gear still down, its underwing stations loaded with air-to-air missiles. The type's distinctive shark-mouth nose art, a tradition dating to WWII fighter squadrons, was widely adopted by Phantom units through the 1970s and 1980s. Project: 219603