Mcdonnell Douglas F 4m Phantom Fgr2 Xv400 2877 Royal Air Force Abpic 1994 1348 a. museum: london. location: hangars 3 and 4. on display: yes. the phantom formed a major part of the royal air force’s combat aircraft strength for over twenty years and provided the service with one of the world’s most capable strike fighters. two versions of the rolls royce spey powered phantom entered service with the royal. The first uk phantom, a prototype f 4k (designated yf 4k), initially flew on 27 june 1966 at the mcdonnell plant in st. louis. the second made its first flight on 30 august 1966. the two pre production f 4k aircraft were constructed alongside the prototypes, and were initially used for fit check trials of the various systems to be fitted.
Mcdonnell Douglas F 4m Phantom Fgr2 Xv400 2877 Royal Air Force Abpic Aircraft photo of xv400 i mcdonnell douglas f 4m phantom fgr2 uk air force, taken by r.a.scholefield at doncaster sheffield robin hood (egcn dsa) in england, united kingdom on 30 july 1977 during the royal review 1977. 29 squadron phantom from raf coningsby at the queen's silver jubilee display at raf finningley. Taken during the tactical air meet 1982 at wittmundhafen during the press day. on january 8th, 1991 this aircraft was lost in an accident when it crashed into the mediterranean sea 20 miles south of limassol, cyprus. pilots both survived. taken during the tactical air meet at wittmundhafen press day. delivered to the raf as xv499 in 1969. Mcdonnell douglas phantom fgr2 xv424 9152m museum accession number 1994 1348 a. ordered as one of 118 phantom aircraft for the royal air force and royal navy within the serial block xv406 xv442. a total of 5,195 phantoms were built. the raf total included 118 f 4m and 52 externally virtually identical f 4k aircraft, xv424 being a f 4m 35 mc. Aircraft photo of xv406 d mcdonnell douglas f 4m phantom fgr2 uk air force, taken by richard vandervord at carlisle (egnc cax) in england, united kingdom on 13 november 2022 at the solway aviation museum. after initial use in recce pod trials, xv406 moved to the a&aee for more trials work. on entering raf service, she served with 23, 29, 43, 54 and 111 sqns. retired to gate guard.
Aircraft Photo Of Xv400 Mcdonnell Douglas F 4m Phantom Fgr2ођ Mcdonnell douglas phantom fgr2 xv424 9152m museum accession number 1994 1348 a. ordered as one of 118 phantom aircraft for the royal air force and royal navy within the serial block xv406 xv442. a total of 5,195 phantoms were built. the raf total included 118 f 4m and 52 externally virtually identical f 4k aircraft, xv424 being a f 4m 35 mc. Aircraft photo of xv406 d mcdonnell douglas f 4m phantom fgr2 uk air force, taken by richard vandervord at carlisle (egnc cax) in england, united kingdom on 13 november 2022 at the solway aviation museum. after initial use in recce pod trials, xv406 moved to the a&aee for more trials work. on entering raf service, she served with 23, 29, 43, 54 and 111 sqns. retired to gate guard. Delivered to 23 mu aldergrove northern ireland 25 june 1969 26 october 1969 17 squadron raf bruggen west germany 9 april 1975 – 14 squadron raf bruggen west germany. on loan to 14 squadron at this time. last noted with 14 squadron on 7 may 1975. june 1975 – disposal account (cat 3r) 20 june 1975 to hawker siddeley aviation for. Model mcdonnell douglas f 4m phantom fgr2. operator: royal air force . airport: raf coningsby (qcy egxc), uk england. photographer: robin a walker. date taken: 29 03 1974 . date submitted: 06 04 2008 . picture id:1102518. contact robin a walker.
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