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Blofeld?
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Naming the aircraft
There were proposals to name the F4H
"Satan" and "Mithras", the Persian god of light. In the end, the aircraft was given the less controversial name "Phantom II", the first "Phantom" being another McDonnell jet fighter, the FH-1 Phantom. The Phantom II was briefly given the designation F-110A and the name "Spectre" by the USAF, but neither title was used
Correct! The others were the Phantom, Banshee, Demon, Voodoo. McDonnell proposed "Satan" to which the Navy and USAF immediately balked. Same with the Mithras. And you are also correct about it being the F-110 for the USAF.
You do realize the Phantom came out of a McDonnell proposal for the "Super Demon"?