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Oct 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
F-4E Phantom Downs MiG-19 Near Hanoi in 1972
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
On June 2, 1972, USAF Major Phil “Hands” Handley, flying an F-4E Phantom II with First Lieutenant Jack Smallwood, engaged two MiG-19s about 40 miles northeast of Hanoi. The article says Handley’s close-range cannon attack followed the failure of four missiles, with the headline specifying 300 rounds fired at Mach 1.2.
WHO: USAF Major Phil “Hands” Handley
WHAT: Handley’s F-4E Phantom II shot down a MiG-19 with cannon fire.
WHEN: Jun 2, 1972
WHERE: About 40 miles northeast of Hanoi, Vietnam
WHY: Two MiG-19s approached to intercept the American fighters.
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