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I complained that AIM-4's were showing up in the loadout of the F-4C...
A relatively prominent member of the forum blasted me for doing no research on the Falcon or Phantom.
He's now got a fully cited work on the development of the AIM-4D and its integration into the F-4C fleet and how not a single AIM-4D was carried on an F-4C outside of testing and how the modifications made by Project Dancing Falcon were reversed almost as fast as they were applied.
The USAF wanted to use the AIM-4 across the board on all of its fighters.
The AIM-4D was to be the Phantom specific model.
The Air Force took delivery of their first Phantom, an F-4C in mid-1963. In November 1964 they amended their requirements to include the AIM-4D. But they didn't actually add the capability until mid 1968! In April of 1969, the capability was removed and the AIM-9 restored to being the short ranged missile.
The F-4D and F-4E left St Louis with the capability to carry the Falcon.
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