McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

When the RAF Museum in London told me I could sit in their F-4 Phantom II, I jumped at the chance. What other ‘Western’ aircraft symbolizes the Cold War era even remotely like the Phantom? I couldn’t tell you – because there isn’t one. So what are we waiting for, let’s jump into the cockpit and find out what makes this bird click.

The RAF Museum once again hosts their Cold War experience in which you get to sit inside both the Avro Vulcan, and this very Phantom. Check it out here