McDonnell Douglas Phantom II FGR.2 XV424 at The Royal Air Force Museum London is an F-4M-35-MC. In the 1960s the UK placed an order for F-4Ks and F-4Ms to equip both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force, to become FG.1 and FGR.2s respectively. Requiring greater power to operate at sea from the RN's 'shorter' carriers, UK F-4Ks and F-4Ms were adapted to use the Rolls-Royce Spey in place of the original GE engines - a change that necessitated fuselage re-design, slightly reducing top speed throug

PHANTOM LEGACY! The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom is sadly a rare sight nowadays. In 2024 though, the Hellenic Air Force 🇬🇷 sent two F-4E AUP Phantom II's from the 338. Fighter-Bomber Squadron 'ARES', to attend the Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The American made Fighter-Bomber is nowadays only operated by the Hellenic Air Force, the Iranian Air Force and the Turkish Air Force. • • • #military #aviation #f4 #f4phantom #haf #hellenicairforce #greece #f4eaup #riat #riat2024 #engineering #uk | Maxim

McDonnell Douglas Phantom II at Imperial War Museum Duxford, an F-4J(UK) back in her USN scheme as she was prior to joining the ranks of the RAF. #coldwar #ColdWarHistory #f4 #phantom #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

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Phantom vs. Jaguar - Germany 1982 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 In the midst of the Falklands conflict in 1982, the RAF lost a Sepecat Jaguar to a missile strike - but it wasn't over the South Atlantic, rather it was over the skies of West Germany. Find out the full story of a rather embarrassing aerial "victory". Mark Felton Productions YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14gUVN-jXuY | The British Falkland Islands & British Military

1982, Falklands War. A fleet of aging aircraft has to be flown 4,000 miles from Ascension Island to bomb a vital runway at Stanley. ✈️ The story of Operation Black Buck from the pilots who were involved. Find out more 👉 https://www.forces.net/news/falklands/falklands-pilots-recall-daring-operation-black-buck | Forces News

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV424 in the colours of the RAF’s No 56(F) Sqn - the Firebirds. FGR.2s were equipped with Rolls-Royce Spey engines, a modification born of the UK’s requirements for carrier based operations. #warbirds #coldwar #royalairforce #phantom #jet | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Unbox our McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1/FGR.2... See what's in this 1:72 scale kit, with a look at sprues, schemes & more. #Airfix #ScaleModelling #ScaleModels #AVGeeks | Airfix

McDonnell Douglas Phantom II FGR.2 XV424, one of 118 Phantoms ordered by the UK for RAF and RN service #warbirds #coldwar #phantom #royalairforce #coldwarhistory | Daniel J Wheatcroft