#fg.1 phantom

The first three FG.1 (F-4K) Phantoms, XT858, XT859 and XT860, for the Fleet Air Arm arrive at the RNAS Yeovilton, escorted by two Sea Vixen FAW2s, XN650 and XN690 (out of shot) of 892 NAS on 29th April, 1968.

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FG.1 Phantom

FG.1 F-4K Phantom II Royal Navy

My first aircraft with 892 NAS. As the most junior pilot back then, I got 014. A few years later, I had my name on 007.

767 Naval Air Squadron reformed on the 14 January 1969, at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), as an Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), from the core of 700P Naval Air Squadron. Its role was to convert Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircrew and Royal Air Forceaircrew, to McDonnell Douglas F-4K.

Royal Navy Phantom FG1 coming in for a trap aboard HMS Ark Royal during the final weeks of the carrier’s last deployment in October 1978.

Phantom FG1 XV567 shows the under-fuselage auxiliary intake doors — the other two were just above the wing trailing edge.

A purposeful Friday Phantom

Medium level over Scotland 1975. Myself with Bernie Steed in back seat.