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Glad the thread has resurrected, Ok.........unintentional 82,125 ft per min climb rate in a Phantom!...
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Enjoy
If we're going back that far we may as well do "The Full Monty" and enjoy some more of the earliest surviving videos from the Phantom in RAF and RN service.
First Phantom FG1 delivered:
Phantom FG1 + Phantom FGR2 enter service - "about 170 are on order at a total cost of nearly 400 Million Pounds" - Bargain !
892 Sqn commissioning:
Some sporty arrivals here when 892 Sqn on the 83,000 ton USS Saratoga in 1969:
Trials on HMS Eagle - which never got the refit for operational deployments:
54 Sqn in Singapore:
First Phantom FG1 delivered:
Phantom FG1 + Phantom FGR2 enter service - "about 170 are on order at a total cost of nearly 400 Million Pounds" - Bargain !
892 Sqn commissioning:
Some sporty arrivals here when 892 Sqn on the 83,000 ton USS Saratoga in 1969:
Trials on HMS Eagle - which never got the refit for operational deployments:
54 Sqn in Singapore:
JASDF 301 Sqn ceased operation of the F-4EJ on 20 Nov 20.
Final commemorative paint schemes here - demonstrating real pride of ownership - and a significant budget !
"In our memories, Phantoms are flying forever !".
Final commemorative paint schemes here - demonstrating real pride of ownership - and a significant budget !
"In our memories, Phantoms are flying forever !".
In 1990 I was one of the 'lucky few' selected to attend RAF Wattisham for the launch of the RAF Phantoms for the 1990 BoB flypast over London. We had almost complete access to the flight-line prior to engines-start, they taxied right past us on their way to the end of the runway, and then we were escorted to the edge of the runway (well, maybe 20ft away!) for their departure. It was loud, and there were 18 aircraft, so my ears were still ringing the following day.
I took photos of almost every aircraft, but most of the pictures are not very good. There was no digital in those days, so it was a case of 'take plenty of pics and wait to see what the chemist would do with them!'. A lot are out of focus, a lot are not in-frame, and a number are 'not level.
However ...
F-4J(UK) ZE359 'J' of 74 Squadron
Phantom FGR.2 XV462 of 92 Squadron
XV432 'N' of 56 Squadron
I took photos of almost every aircraft, but most of the pictures are not very good. There was no digital in those days, so it was a case of 'take plenty of pics and wait to see what the chemist would do with them!'. A lot are out of focus, a lot are not in-frame, and a number are 'not level.
However ...
F-4J(UK) ZE359 'J' of 74 Squadron
Phantom FGR.2 XV462 of 92 Squadron
XV432 'N' of 56 Squadron
Originally Posted by Geezers of Nazareth
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Phantom FGR.2 XV462 of 92 Squadron
XV432 'N' of 56 Squadron
Phantom FGR.2 XV462 of 92 Squadron
XV432 'N' of 56 Squadron
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Wow, blast from the past with that first one Teej. A view I saw a few times, and I might even have a similar shot. Just noticed the Eagle on the tail of it, and shouldn't that Eagle be facing forward?
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More FI F-4s, Stanley 1983 ... more for nostalgia than photographic quality!!
Tanking time.
Phantom sunset
Another Phantom sunset!
"Mind the gap!"
Tanking time.
Phantom sunset
Another Phantom sunset!
"Mind the gap!"
