USS Yorktown: The Flight Deck - Phantom!

As you exit the stairs onto the flight deck, the first aircraft you get to see is an F4 Phantom II.

The Essex-class carriers such as the Yorktown never operated the Phantom as it was considered to be too heavy an aircraft.

Murphy of course decided to see if he could use the tutorial he had received from OldAFSarge and open her up.

He tried, but alas, the Phantom had been Murphy-proofed, with all access ports sealed up tight.  They must have known he was coming.

No joy there.

Still it's an F-4 you can get up close and personal to see. 

Israel Day 5 - Israel Air Force Museum - The F-4 Phantom II

Now for The Old AF Sarge's aircraft of choice.

Israel acquired the F-4E Phantom II, receiving their first batch of aircraft in January 1968. It was Israel's main fighter aircraft through the Yom Kippur War.

The F-4 Phantom was called the Kurnass - "Sledgehammer" in Israeli service, and the RF-4E, the reconnaissance version was called the Orev - "Raven".

The Phantiom's first air-to-air victory in Israeli service took place on November 11, 1969 when a Phantom shot down a MiG-21.

Israel also updated the Phantom to their Kurnass 2000 / Phantom 2000 standard, with updated avionics including a look down-shoot down capability.

This Phantom clearly sports the Kurnass 2000 livery:

The Museum has multiple F-4s on display.

After touring the museum area, I noticed that behind the main area of the museum, hidden behind a hill and separated by a barrier, there appears to be a boneyard for aircraft with an F-4 in it:

In Israeli service, The Phantom has 116.5 air victories, and 55 Phantoms were lost in action with most lost to SAM and ground fire.