McDonnell Douglas RF-4 Phantom II

RF-4B
A tactical reconnaissance version of the F-4B for the United States Marine Corps, with the nose stretched 4 ft 9 in (1.4 m), and a smaller AN/APQ-99 radar. Three camera bays typically carried KS-87 forward oblique/vertical camera on Station 1, KA-87 low-altitude camera on Station 2, and KA-55A or KA-91 high-altitude panoramic camera on Station 3. Also carried AN/APQ-102 reconnaissance SLAR, AN/AAD-4 Forward looking infrared reconnaissance system, and ALQ-126 Electronic countermeasures suite. The KS-72 or KS-85 cameras were on rotating mounts and could be aimed in flight which improved upon the earlier RF-4C which could only be aligned on the ground. In 1975, modernized under Project SURE (Sensor Update and Refurbishment Effort); 46 built. Retired in 1990. 4 lost in Vietnam. First flown 12 March 1965.