Lists of aircraft operators by aircraft type

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 105. Chapters: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators, F-16 Fighting Falcon operators, List of Boeing 737 operators, List of Bombardier Dash 8 operators, List of Airbus A330 operators, List of Embraer E-Jets operators, List of F-104 Starfighter operators, List of A-4 Skyhawk operators, List of Boeing 747 operators, List of Airbus A320 operators, List of Boeing 777 operators, List of Hawker Hurricane operators, List of A-26 Invader operators, List of Bell UH-1 Iroquois operators, List of B-17 Flying Fortress operators, List of Mikoyan MiG-29 operators, List of Eurocopter EC 135 operators, List of Mil Mi-8/17 operators, List of Supermarine Spitfire operators, List of Consolidated PBY Catalina operators, List of Douglas C-47 Skytrain operators, List of Airbus A340 operators, List of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operators, List of Dassault Mirage III operators, List of Boeing 767 operators, List of de Havilland Mosquito operators, List of A-6 Intruder operators, List of Avro Lancaster operators, List of Britten-Norman Islander operators, List of Boeing 727 operators, List of Junkers Ju 52 operators, List of Airbus A300 operators, List of Airbus A310 operators, List of Fokker F27 operators, List of Boeing 707 operators, List of Antonov An-2 operators, List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators, List of A-1 Skyraider operators, List of Boeing 757 operators, List of Douglas DC-8 operators, List of Hawker Typhoon operators, List of A-20 Havoc operators, List of Hawker Sea Fury operators, List of Douglas DC-6 operators, List of Bombardier CRJ operators, List of BAC One-Eleven operators, List of BAe 146 operators, List of Douglas DC-3 operators, List of Douglas DC-7 operators, List of Lockheed L-1011 operators, List of Fokker F28 operators, List of Hawker Tempest operators, List of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 operators. Excerpt: F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators are the non-U.S. nations with air forces that operate or used to operate the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The Phantom II entered service with the U.S. military in 1960 and served until 1996. During this time it was the primary interceptor, air superiority fighter and fighter bomber with the U.S. Navy, Marines and Air Force. The Phantom II was exported to eleven other nations, and continues to serve in a military role in some parts of the world. In March 1963, McDonnell Douglas offered to provide the RAAF with a modified version of the F-4C, the model 98DX, fitted with SNECMA Atar 9 engines. This engine was already used in the RAAF's Mirage IIIOs, but the French turbojet was inferior to the General Electric J79, and the RAAF chose instead to order the F-111C Aardvark which had a greater range. Since the development of the F-111 was plagued with many setbacks, it was expected that the order for the RAAF would not be ready before 1974, leaving the Australian air force short of a suitable aircraft. The need to replace their Canberra B.20s was frustrated by the delay in the development of the F-111. The solution was to loan F-4Es to the RAAF, under the Peace Reef programme. On 22 June 1970, the contract was signed, and the first of 24 new F-4Es arrived the following September. They served with Nos. 1 and 6 Squadrons, both based at RAAF Base Amberley. The Australian aircrews praised the choice and the F-4Es were so well received that their popularity threatened the F-111C order at one point. The first six aircraft were returned in October 1972, with...