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F-4 Crash Test: Exactly Imagine Video

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April 25, 2016
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F-4 Crash Test is Hard to Watch [VIDEO]

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For those of you who don't know, the F-4 is a two seated twin engine fighter jet, first entering service with the U.S. Navy. It would later be used by the USAF and USMC, and had multiple capabilities, including a top speed of more than Mach 2.2 and the ability to carry 18,000 pounds of weaponry. In short, another badass U.S. fighter jet.[caption id="attachment_4166" align="alignnone" width="590"]

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U.S. Marine F-4B Phantom flying over Vietnam, September 1968[/caption]Now on to the destruction.At a time when nuclear power plants were a feasible target, the government wanted to see what would happen if a fully functional F-4 crashed into a nuclear plant. From World War Wings:

Unfortunately, a sacrificial lamb was needed. At the time F-4s were plentiful, so one was snatched up for the test. Put on a rocket propelled track, it was accelerated to 500 mph.At the end of the track was a 470 ton, 23×12 ft. concrete block. It weighed approximately 25 times more than the plane.

And this was the result of that test. Please note: if you love America and all our glorious firepower, this may be difficult to watch:https://youtu.be/--_RGM4Abv8Let us know what you think in the comments section and on our social media!

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