Air Commander AC-1005 1/72 scale McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom
II USAF 432nd TFW, 58th TFS, 62-0210 Phil Handley Udorn RTAFB,
Thailand "Supersonic Gun Kill," 02 June 1972
On June 2, 1972 at approximately 1330 hours, Brenda 01, a
hard-wing F-4E, tail number 68210, flown by Major Phil Handley shot down a MiG-19 with 20mm
cannon fire, approximately 40 miles northeast of Hanoi.
At the time of the kill, the estimated flight parameters
were: F-4 speed over 1.2 mach (800+ kts); MiG-19 speed mach 0.77 (500 kts);
altitude above terrain 500 feet; slant range 200-300 feet; and flight path
crossing angle 90 degrees.
This was the only MiG-19 shot down by cannon fire during
the course of the war in Southeast Asia, and is believed to be the highest
speed gun kill in the history of aerial combat.
The release has been delayed to March 2016.
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