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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:Phantom FG.1
    Last Military Serial:XT859 RAF
    Construction Number:2279
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Leuchars

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Phantom FG.1.
    Second production aircraft.

    19 January 1968

    First flight.

    29 April 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XT859.

    By September 1968

    Transferred to 700P Intensive Flying Training Unit, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.

    September 1973

    To 892 Naval Air Squadron, RAF Leuchars, Fife.
    Markings added: R, 011

    November 1977

    To 892 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Ark Royal.
    Markings added: R, 006

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XT859.

    27 November 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XT859.
    On Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force.

    By 1982

    Transferred to 111 Squadron, RAF Leuchars.

    By 1982

    Markings Applied: K
    Grey - green camouflage.

    Circa 1982


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Yeovilton.

    30 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: during RNAS Air Day arrivals

    31 July 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNSAS Yeovilton Air Day

    1989

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n 8999M.

    Transferred to RAF Leuchars.
    As Ground Instruction airframe.

    After April 1992

    Scrapped.
    At Adams Scrapyard, Glasgow.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
    Ken Videan

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