 The RF @-@ 4C was operated by four squadrons , and of the 83 losses , 72 were in combat including 38 over North Vietnam ( seven to SAMs and 65 to AAA ) . By war 's end , the U.S. Air Force had lost a total of 528 F @-@ 4 and RF @-@ 4C Phantoms . When combined with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps losses of 233 Phantoms , 761 F @-@ 4 / RF @-@ 4 Phantoms were lost in the Vietnam War . 
