 The McDonnell Douglas F @-@ 4 Phantom II is a tandem two @-@ seat , twin @-@ engine , all @-@ weather , long @-@ range supersonic jet interceptor aircraft / fighter @-@ bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft . It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy . Proving highly adaptable , it was also adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force , and by the mid @-@ 1960s had become a major part of their respective air wings . 
