| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XT597 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-4 Phantom II |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F-4K Phantom FG1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1611 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan Verschuuren |
| Photo ID: | 246739 |
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This Phantom FG1 has been a test aircraft from start to finish and was the last F-4 to perform a military flight in RAF service in 1994. During the IAT in 1983, special markings were applied at Greenham Common to celebrate the F-4's 25th anniversary (first flight in 1958). This photo is copyright © Jonathan Verschuuren, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 May 2020, and has since been viewed 450 times. |