View Full Version : Camera Pod (?) in Phantom FGR2 Sparrow Launcher
BluntedAtBirth
16th May 2007, 10:56
Can anyone shed some light on the pod in the port forward Sparrow launcher on the picture below? I can only recall seeing it in pictures of aircraft in the strike/attack role in the early/mid 70s.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/GeorgeC2006/xv432.jpg
RETDPI
16th May 2007, 11:43
Yes. The fixed forward facing oblique camera mount on an RAF Phantom was a Vinten F95 Mk 7 (70mm) with a 3 inch lens mounted at 20 deg depression.
BluntedAtBirth
16th May 2007, 11:58
Forty-seven minutes for a reply, this board is slowing up! Much appreciated.
The_Baron
16th May 2007, 21:08
Probably taken in '68/69 when we shared the aircraft as the Coningsby Wing, and were only allowed to put small squadron markings on the nose (has a Canopener) for special occasions. We did a CTTO trial in this fit. As I recall, it was a bit of a dragmaster and could only manage around 600 knots.