I see that the 'RAF Timeline 1980-1989' at
RAF - RAF Timeline 1980 -1989 states that the jets operated by 74 Sqn in 1984 were termed the 'Phantom F3':
November 1984 - No 74 Squadron reforms at Wattisham with the delivery of the first of the F4J Phantoms, given the RAF designation Phantom F3. The new fighter Phantoms are ex-US Navy aircraft de singed to fill the gap in the UK Air Defence capability, created by the need to provide full time cover on the Falklands, until the full deployment of the Tornado F3
Surely that's bolleaux? I thought that only spotters and spotter comics used that rather than the correct term 'Phantom F4J(UK)'?