After the 2014 Yeovilton Air Day, a pic similar to this appeared in the local rag (Western Gazette)
the caption read:
SUPER SONIC: A Royal Navy Phantom jet on standby ahead of taking to the air. The first Phantom was the Supersonic Aircraft Carrier Fighter Jet. It was used in military operations between 1968 and 1978.
So now we know.
Here's another nice photo though. Pity 892 never received the AIM-9L.
And here's an oldie you MIGHT have missed earlier:
